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 %
Procurement Clerks 3 $38,529 75.00%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 3 $37,613 75.00%
Therapists, All Other 3 $49,969 75.00%
Technical Directors/Managers 3 $71,531 75.00%
Emergency Management Directors 3 $62,234 75.00%
Construction and Building Inspectors 3 $58,275 75.00%
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 3 $59,897 75.00%
Business Continuity Planners 3 $78,631 75.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 3 $68,522 75.00%
Ophthalmologists 3 $128,426 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Electricians 1 $24,627 4.17%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 1 $48,131 4.17%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1 $51,459 4.17%
Microbiologists 1 $42,224 4.35%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1 $34,341 4.35%
Community Health Workers 1 $31,928 4.35%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $68,016 4.35%
Ship Engineers 1 $82,306 4.35%
Watch Repairers 1 $49,046 4.35%
Physical Therapist Assistants 1 $61,693 4.35%
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 %
Armenia 11 $67,512 45.83%
Austria 11 $90,769 47.83%
Nicaragua 10 $69,634 45.45%
Belgium 10 $72,983 47.62%
Turkmenistan 10 $55,805 47.62%
Saudi Arabia 10 $75,373 47.62%
Palestine 10 $31,743 47.62%
Kosovo 10 $37,475 50.00%
Czech Republic 10 $70,562 50.00%
Iraq 9 $76,581 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stem Xpert Llc 198 $57,500 88.79%
Visual Bi Solutions Inc 198 $80,906 88.79%
Health Management Systems Inc 198 $95,368 88.79%
Fluor Enterprises Inc 197 $88,189 88.74%
Home Depot Product Authority Llc 197 $115,194 89.14%
Sira Consulting Inc 196 $83,684 88.69%
Rsm Technology Solutions Inc 196 $67,048 88.69%
Motorola Solutions Inc 196 $92,334 89.09%
Cbi Inc 195 $94,181 89.04%
Adept Computer Consultants Inc 194 $67,875 88.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Universal Cable Holdings 13 $111,859 30.95%
Macquarie Global Services Usa Llc 13 $124,352 30.95%
Qentelli Llc 13 $93,851 30.95%
Fortinet Inc 13 $75,602 30.95%
Arthur Lawrence Us Llc 13 $91,286 30.95%
Virtuous Tek Inc 13 $108,009 30.95%
Brinks Incorporated 13 $100,256 30.95%
Open Text Inc 13 $90,880 30.95%
Computer Task Group Inc Ctg 13 $84,125 31.71%
Hallmark Rehabilitation Gp Llc 13 $35,096,357 31.71%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 271,128 $78,337 92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 38,977 $85,144 92.96%
Engineering Services 22,070 $81,052 83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 18,742 $85,924 73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 18,715 $50,725 88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 15,022 $85,906 95.17%
Other Computer Related Services 13,954 $77,657 89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 10,617 $46,338 84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 9,414 $76,775 96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 8,418 $94,296 95.19%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 627 $25,559 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 450 $27,812 100.00%
Apiculture 374 $25,810 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 349 $36,190 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 326 $26,130 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 325 $32,835 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 282 $25,578 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 278 $26,973 100.00%
Sheep Farming 253 $19,789 100.00%
Hay Farming 198 $26,877 100.00%

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