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 %
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 %
Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas Inc 68 $66,650 89.47%
Synergy Global Systems Inc 68 $86,693 89.47%
Niteosoft Inc 68 $61,106 89.47%
Gamestop Inc 68 $112,839 89.47%
At Kearney Inc 68 $88,258 89.47%
Medtronic Inc 68 $97,653 89.47%
Mcdermott Inc 68 $94,979 89.47%
Methodist Health System 68 $65,374 89.47%
Aveva Software Llc 68 $101,294 89.47%
Fpt Usa Corporation 68 $73,521 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atr Inc 4 $74,220 36.36%
Sehana Corporation 4 $27,872 36.36%
Amerril Energy Llc 4 $64,501 36.36%
Ifs Coatings Inc 4 $63,398 36.36%
Certain Affinity Inc 4 $72,603 36.36%
Valerus Field Solutions Lp 4 $117,255 36.36%
Sigma Cubed Inc 4 $102,185 36.36%
Eice International Inc 4 $96,777 36.36%
Fm Global 4 $90,059 36.36%
Tmw Systems Inc 4 $79,467 36.36%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Building Construction 85 $61,993 87.63%
Business Associations 85 $72,811 88.54%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 $88,152 88.42%
Security Systems Services 83 $83,800 87.37%
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 83 $62,917 87.37%
Other Services Related To Advertising 81 $76,716 87.10%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 80 $33,186 86.02%
Hmo Medical Centers 80 $85,649 86.02%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 80 $68,901 86.96%
Other Individual And Family Services 79 $59,722 86.81%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 3 $84,663 8.57%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 3 $126,603 8.82%
Crop Production 3 $35,845 8.82%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 3 $116,958 9.09%
Public Finance Activities 3 $63,412 9.09%
Business Service Centers 3 $65,340 9.09%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $70,004 6.06%
Apiculture 2 $26,374 6.06%
Executive Search Services 2 $72,696 6.06%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 2 $39,853 6.06%

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