We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
648,491 89.03% $81,327 H-1B
65,709 9.02% $109,397 PERM
7,187 0.99% $24,982 H-2A
7,046 0.97% $101,670 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 728,433 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 648,491 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 65,709 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.02% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cytogenetic Technologists 5 $47,790 71.43%
Producers 5 $43,393 71.43%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 5 $40,926 71.43%
Clinical Psychologists 5 $50,157 71.43%
Historians 5 $49,704 83.33%
Biologists 5 $53,211 83.33%
Security Management Specialists 5 $59,355 83.33%
Nanosystems Engineers 5 $57,604 83.33%
Storage and Distribution Managers 5 $89,718 83.33%
Electronics Engineering Technologists 5 $54,846 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2022 with 76,593 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 71,542 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 27,075 $125,137 51.02%
Mexico 2,686 $111,220 42.55%
China 1,602 $77,369 47.96%
Canada 905 $94,063 43.24%
Pakistan 859 $56,053 41.88%
South Korea 771 $41,915 41.92%
Nepal 630 $64,395 51.18%
Brazil 389 $74,672 31.65%
Philippines 380 $1,835,273 43.38%
Venezuela 359 $82,316 42.69%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pir2 Consulting Incorporated 59 $56,890 90.77%
Jp Consulting Inc 59 $56,872 90.77%
Raas Infotek Llc 59 $84,312 90.77%
Dataedge Inc 59 $93,396 90.77%
Techstar Solutions Inc 59 $90,646 90.77%
Professional Service Industries Inc 59 $65,807 90.77%
Telnet Inc 59 $76,664 90.77%
Digital Scripts Inc 59 $90,595 90.77%
Intertek Testing Services Na Inc 59 $72,898 90.77%
Techland Inc 59 $90,670 90.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Darcy Partners 3 $70,387 30.00%
Hargrove Associates Inc 3 $100,104 30.00%
Pinnacle Structural Engineers Inc 3 $67,330 30.00%
Serenova 3 $117,763 30.00%
Horkussolutions Inc 3 $110,032 30.00%
John Tesla Inc 3 $92,754 30.00%
Micasa Global Inc 3 $126,727 30.00%
Homestead Green Plaza Llc 3 $53,879 30.00%
Gb Cellular Llc Dba Angel Cellular 3 $67,170 30.00%
Avalon Sri Sai Amrit Hotels Llc 3 $17,368 30.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 36 $60,894 90.00%
Hardware Manufacturing 35 $75,681 87.50%
Document Preparation Services 35 $89,571 87.50%
All Other Support Services 35 $84,700 87.50%
New Housing For Sale Builders 35 $61,381 87.50%
Other Electric Power Generation 35 $92,325 87.50%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 34 $73,278 85.00%
Automobile Dealers 34 $70,924 85.00%
Museums 34 $49,271 85.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 34 $59,179 87.18%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $81,327. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage