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 %
Energy Auditors	2	$59,561	66.67%
Biochemical Engineers	2	$80,902	66.67%
Sound Engineering Technicians	2	$64,511	66.67%
Urologists	2	$111,506	66.67%
Range Managers	2	$65,478	66.67%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	2	$68,973	100.00%
Assessors	2	$69,846	100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	2	$74,631	100.00%
Acute Care Nurses	2	$79,747	100.00%
Talent Directors	2	$91,520	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1	$35,506	4.55%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	1	$26,811	4.55%
Judicial Law Clerks	1	$31,138	4.55%
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	1	$31,179	4.55%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	1	$66,768	4.55%
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	1	$51,230	4.55%
Compliance Managers	1	$113,090	4.55%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	1	$107,180	4.76%
Genetic Counselors	1	$70,637	4.76%
Geophysical Data Technicians	1	$55,411	4.76%

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 %
Countrywide Home Loans Inc	39	$86,655	90.70%
Focuz Mindz Inc	38	$59,441	88.37%
Active Network Llc	38	$79,603	88.37%
Energy Solutions International Inc	38	$71,005	88.37%
Barclays Technology Centre Limited	38	$73,010	88.37%
Reliant Infotech Inc	38	$79,515	88.37%
Hrss Llp	38	$45,054	88.37%
National Thera Source Llc	38	$71,889	88.37%
Sunnova Energy Corporation	38	$93,852	88.37%
Fugro Consultants Inc	38	$64,983	88.37%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
National Produce Consultants Llc	2	$74,444	33.33%
Trans Texas Tire Llc	2	$86,195	33.33%
Harris Local Government Solutions Inc	2	$88,182	33.33%
Mitsui Plastics Inc	2	$133,172	33.33%
Radyn Inc	2	$38,990	33.33%
Icontrol Networks Inc	2	$114,265	33.33%
Ggr Dental Center Pc	2	$111,571	33.33%
Cadence Mcshane Construction Company Llc	2	$84,012	33.33%
Northgatearinso	2	$113,901	33.33%
Sancus Energy And Power Llc	2	$124,468	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Clothing And Clothing Accessories Retailers	2	$106,444	100.00%
Parking Lots And Garages	2	$68,869	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	2	$27,924	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	2	$63,243	100.00%
Curtain And Linen Mills	2	$37,565	100.00%
Copper Nickel Lead And Zinc Mining	2	$56,067	100.00%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$60,684	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	2	$40,831	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Transmission And Power Train Parts Manufacturing	1	$57,346	50.00%
Electronics And Appliance Retailers	1	$131,851	50.00%

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.