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 %
Cooks, Restaurant 4 $29,219 66.67%
Dental Assistants 4 $34,471 66.67%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 4 $31,200 66.67%
Copy Writers 4 $46,498 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 4 $41,184 66.67%
Archivists 4 $41,699 66.67%
Set and Exhibit Designers 4 $38,870 80.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 4 $44,070 80.00%
Counseling Psychologists 4 $42,130 80.00%
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists 4 $57,879 80.00%
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 %
Sterling 5 Inc 43 $70,124 89.58%
Fishbone Solutions Inc 43 $74,267 89.58%
Cybage Software Inc 43 $67,986 89.58%
Essonova Corporation 43 $60,564 89.58%
Benali Business Solutions Llc 43 $70,146 89.58%
Joyalukkas Jewelry Texas Inc 43 $55,379 89.58%
Fluxtek Solutions Inc 43 $83,751 89.58%
Heights Global It Services Corporation 43 $59,767 89.58%
Nec Corporation Of America 43 $87,258 89.58%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 43 $81,966 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stony Leather Inc 2 $105,987 28.57%
Jdm Industrial Inc 2 $65,749 28.57%
Bey Design Llc 2 $56,462 28.57%
Blackgold Capital Management Lp 2 $95,202 28.57%
Karma Global Enterprises Inc 2 $77,938 28.57%
Shafa Investment Group Llc Dba Holiday Inn Expres 2 $42,006 28.57%
Bgb Services Corp 2 $48,256 28.57%
Rgb Networks Inc 2 $78,374 28.57%
Lineage Power Corporation 2 $91,104 28.57%
Ameri Blue Health Care Services Llc 2 $74,963 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 3 $26,575 100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $27,986 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 2 $25,896 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 2 $28,777 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $27,102 100.00%
Other Aquaculture 2 $27,612 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,647 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 2 $27,612 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 2 $25,438 100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers 2 $27,612 100.00%

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