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 %
Southern Methodist University 265 $60,981 89.23%
Informatica Llc 265 $102,513 89.23%
Sysintelli Inc 265 $83,732 89.23%
United It Solutions Inc 265 $70,744 89.53%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 264 $74,835 89.80%
Bechtel Oil Gas Amp Chemicals Inc 263 $81,668 89.76%
Genuineit Llc 263 $64,043 90.38%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 262 $91,958 90.03%
Vastika Inc 260 $64,593 89.66%
Sr Professionalslp 260 $69,581 89.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H E B 20 $90,280 32.79%
Gw Communications Llc 20 $72,491 32.79%
Audubon Engineering Operations Llc 20 $89,602 32.79%
Vantage Force Inc 20 $69,487 33.33%
The Univ Of Texas Health Science Center Houston 20 $85,917 33.33%
Merit American Technologies Inc 20 $111,176 33.33%
Cvent Inc 20 $89,273 33.33%
I2 It Solutions Inc 20 $108,975 33.90%
Xome Realty Services Llc 19 $117,865 32.20%
Sci Shared Resources Llc 19 $95,305 32.20%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Open End Investment Funds 2 $102,763 7.14%
Tire Manufacturing 2 $73,393 7.14%
Concrete Pipe Manufacturing 2 $88,057 7.14%
Peanut Farming 2 $13,447 7.14%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 2 $41,954 7.41%
Cemeteries And Crematories 2 $95,004 7.41%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 2 $65,603 7.41%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 2 $76,035 7.41%
Cotton Ginning 2 $34,518 7.41%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 2 $165,183 7.41%

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