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 %
Investment Fund Managers 2 $148,845 100.00%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 1 $16,827 50.00%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1 $19,344 50.00%
Office Clerks, General 1 $19,406 50.00%
Physical Therapist Aides 1 $20,592 50.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $20,613 50.00%
Medical Assistants 1 $21,278 50.00%
Medical Transcriptionists 1 $21,736 50.00%
Home Health Aides 1 $22,402 50.00%
Bill and Account Collectors 1 $22,880 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 1 $36,130 4.76%
Computer Operators 1 $26,395 4.76%
Photographers 1 $35,984 4.76%
Food Batchmakers 1 $26,437 4.76%
Helpers--Electricians 1 $24,627 4.76%
Counseling Psychologists 1 $42,827 4.76%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $68,016 4.76%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 1 $62,275 4.76%
Ship Engineers 1 $82,306 4.76%
Watch Repairers 1 $49,046 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 %
Cyma Systems Inc 269 $84,661 88.49%
Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd 269 $116,811 88.49%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 268 $98,828 88.74%
T Mobile Usa Inc 268 $102,521 89.04%
Atos Syntel Inc 267 $80,761 89.00%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 267 $63,207 89.00%
Zeomega Inc 267 $88,644 89.00%
American Unit Inc 267 $76,204 89.30%
Virtuoso Technologies Inc 266 $62,244 88.96%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 266 $88,933 89.26%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciberlynx Inc 21 $116,575 33.33%
Primoris Systems Llc 21 $107,581 33.33%
It Face Inc 21 $91,367 33.33%
Texas Mobile Pcs Llc 20 $30,219 31.75%
Overhead Door Corporation 20 $98,469 31.75%
Silicus Technologies Llc 20 $85,712 32.26%
Omnitracs Llc 20 $99,048 32.26%
Team Baugh Llc Dba Home Instead Senior Care 20 $17,701 32.26%
Gallant Global Inc 20 $98,547 32.26%
Two Sigma Solutions Llc 20 $88,437 32.79%

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