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 %
Dental Laboratory Technicians	4	$45,256	80.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4	$46,062	80.00%
Industrial Ecologists	4	$64,194	80.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	4	$48,324	80.00%
Real Estate Brokers	4	$67,460	80.00%
School Psychologists	4	$48,710	80.00%
Video Game Designers	4	$102,477	80.00%
Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	4	$86,081	80.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	4	$105,477	80.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	4	$161,569	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Helpers--Electricians	1	$24,627	4.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	1	$68,744	4.00%
Robotics Engineers	1	$109,720	4.17%
Geophysical Data Technicians	1	$55,411	4.17%
Watch Repairers	1	$49,046	4.17%
Computer Operators	1	$26,395	4.17%
Food Batchmakers	1	$26,437	4.17%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	1	$33,259	4.17%
Counseling Psychologists	1	$42,827	4.17%
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	1	$88,754	4.17%

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 %
Advaitaa Technologies Inc	47	$61,120	88.68%
Baker Hughes Company	47	$107,059	88.68%
Tricon Energy Inc	47	$77,492	88.68%
Biourja Trading Llc	47	$88,616	88.68%
Sysarc Infomatix Pvt Ltd	47	$57,153	88.68%
First Consulting Group Llc	47	$81,873	88.68%
Kollasoft Inc	47	$84,309	88.68%
International Systems Technologies Inc	47	$71,953	88.68%
Bexar County Hospital District	47	$149,919	88.68%
National Systems Consulting Lp	47	$49,345	88.68%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Firstcity Servicing Corporation	2	$43,587	25.00%
Tcc Staff Management Inc	2	$98,925	25.00%
Multiview Inc	2	$85,197	25.00%
Diamond Touch Inc Dba Granbury Restaurant Solutio	2	$68,619	25.00%
Conestoga Rovers Associates Inc	2	$75,962	25.00%
Panasonic Avionics Corporation	2	$102,933	25.00%
Alpine Electronics Of America Inc	2	$64,418	25.00%
Govindjis Lp	2	$36,868	25.00%
Avangard Innovative Lp	2	$84,064	25.00%
Data Management Inc	2	$94,016	25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	18	$94,609	81.82%
Flight Training	18	$60,156	81.82%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	18	$106,086	81.82%
Remediation Services	18	$91,303	81.82%
Investigation And Personal Background Check Services	18	$78,167	81.82%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	18	$63,866	81.82%
Office Furniture Except Wood Manufacturing	18	$111,282	81.82%
Other Legal Services	18	$85,997	81.82%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	18	$63,589	81.82%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	18	$70,641	81.82%

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.