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 %
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 %
Navayuga Infotech Llc 37 $72,478 90.24%
Symphony Teleca Services Inc 37 $84,426 90.24%
Opel Systems Inc 37 $71,316 90.24%
Amatel Inc 37 $65,143 90.24%
Aker Subsea Inc 37 $78,839 90.24%
Frontier Communications Parent Inc 37 $118,155 90.24%
Staffcube Llc 37 $74,927 90.24%
Texperts Inc 36 $80,316 87.80%
Charus Inc 36 $58,283 87.80%
National Financial Services Llc 36 $84,906 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cybermak Information Systems Inc 2 $156,780 33.33%
7 Rt Llc 2 $18,637 33.33%
New Generation Restaurant Group Llc 2 $41,111 33.33%
Jj Marketing Inc 2 $45,157 33.33%
Rewardstyle Inc 2 $73,351 33.33%
Orix Corporation Usa 2 $99,861 33.33%
Imagevisionai Llc 2 $111,176 33.33%
Precision Scheduling Consultants Llc 2 $62,733 33.33%
Spurcroft Inc 2 $148,262 33.33%
Marsh Mclennan Shared Services Llc 2 $127,910 33.33%

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