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 %
Sqa Concepts Inc 51 $75,615 89.47%
Sat Solutions Llc 51 $71,251 89.47%
Etouch Systems Corporation 51 $72,055 89.47%
M9 Consulting Inc 51 $80,414 89.47%
Mufg Union Bank Na 51 $106,085 89.47%
A Max Insurance Services Inc 51 $51,011 91.07%
Jbs Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Llc 51 $33,413 91.07%
Texas Am University Health Science Center 51 $40,471 91.07%
Xprudent Corp 51 $61,339 91.07%
Calpion Inc 51 $63,949 91.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gemmy Industries Corporation 3 $41,080 37.50%
Identec Solutions Inc 3 $101,681 37.50%
United Commerce Centers Inc 3 $63,287 37.50%
Abilene Christian University 3 $40,629 37.50%
James Landscaping Inc 3 $35,901 37.50%
Red Hat Inc 3 $105,865 37.50%
Haskell Memorial Hospital 3 $63,558 37.50%
Aaon Coil Products Inc 3 $58,691 37.50%
Soliton Technologies Inc 3 $103,397 37.50%
Infobean Inc 3 $91,458 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 1 $53,144 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 1 $71,906 100.00%
Commodity Contracts Intermediation 1 $216,902 100.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $16,474 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 1 $52,603 100.00%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 1 $81,827 100.00%
Confectionery And Nut Retailers 1 $54,746 100.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $101,192 100.00%
Aquaculture 1 $58,094 100.00%
Geothermal Electric Power Generation 1 $184,829 100.00%
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