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 %
Cloud Revolute Inc 113 $86,587 88.98%
Prolifics Inc 112 $82,726 88.89%
Innova Solutions Inc 112 $103,201 88.89%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 112 $70,219 88.89%
Cloudpoint Systems Inc 112 $67,828 88.89%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 112 $81,081 88.89%
Hollerith It Solutions Llc 112 $87,714 88.89%
Grandison Management Inc 111 $68,023 88.10%
Ascendant Technology Llc 111 $79,767 88.10%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 111 $85,635 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tekvana Inc 7 $120,952 30.43%
Karya Property Management Llc 7 $49,667 30.43%
Merit Integrated Logistics 7 $21,029 30.43%
Petabyte Technologies Llc 7 $106,148 30.43%
Sasken Technologies Limited 7 $104,003 30.43%
Weaver And Tidwell Llp 7 $88,685 30.43%
Mufg Union Bank Na 7 $105,061 30.43%
Pivotal Software Inc 7 $102,137 30.43%
Mint Dentistry 7 $86,635 30.43%
Momo Co Llc 7 $49,685 30.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tour Operators 7 $76,324 77.78%
Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal 7 $101,248 77.78%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 7 $97,169 77.78%
Rice Milling 7 $97,124 77.78%
Commercial Screen Printing 7 $48,372 77.78%
Textile Furnishings Mills 7 $75,441 77.78%
Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 7 $58,543 77.78%
Zoos And Botanical Gardens 7 $42,521 77.78%
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 7 $107,676 77.78%
Line Haul Railroads 7 $88,039 87.50%
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