| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers, All Other | 1,312 | $73,677 | 83.62% |
| General and Operations Managers | 1,208 | $95,603 | 78.24% |
| Chemists | 1,144 | $56,114 | 78.95% |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,136 | $87,495 | 79.50% |
| Materials Engineers | 1,061 | $79,652 | 86.19% |
| Marketing Managers | 1,032 | $114,236 | 84.52% |
| Construction Managers | 932 | $78,744 | 81.68% |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 910 | $100,685 | 81.91% |
| Cost Estimators | 902 | $61,081 | 84.14% |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | 862 | $85,486 | 81.40% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineers | 141 | $81,362 | 55.95% |
| Construction Managers | 136 | $86,263 | 56.90% |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 134 | $18,029 | 56.30% |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 129 | $17,718 | 54.66% |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | 128 | $99,841 | 55.90% |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 121 | $88,201 | 54.02% |
| Cost Estimators | 112 | $64,806 | 53.08% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 111 | $136,363 | 53.88% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 111 | $20,188 | 54.15% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 103 | $38,602 | 50.74% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 9 | $75,849 | 47.37% |
| Iraq | 9 | $76,581 | 47.37% |
| Bahamas | 9 | $69,742 | 50.00% |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina | 8 | $49,959 | 44.44% |
| Belize | 8 | $57,704 | 44.44% |
| Angola | 8 | $79,676 | 44.44% |
| Grenada | 8 | $57,280 | 44.44% |
| Moldova | 8 | $81,210 | 44.44% |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | $86,024 | 41.18% |
| Uruguay | 7 | $75,777 | 43.75% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infosys Limited | 27,665 | $77,291 | 99.60% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 16,570 | $70,484 | 99.50% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 11,557 | $91,444 | 98.16% |
| Deloitte Consulting Llp | 8,774 | $89,461 | 98.63% |
| Wipro Limited | 8,078 | $74,717 | 93.03% |
| Hcl America Inc | 8,075 | $80,333 | 98.61% |
| Ernst Young Us Llp | 7,629 | $81,449 | 98.43% |
| Accenture Llp | 7,071 | $84,743 | 98.18% |
| Tech Mahindra Americasinc | 5,536 | $74,370 | 99.62% |
| Capgemini America Inc | 4,206 | $92,709 | 95.46% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntt Data Inc | 914 | $101,623 | 4.86% |
| Dell Usa Lp | 743 | $92,978 | 8.26% |
| Muy Pizza Houston Llc | 511 | $16,816 | 38.83% |
| Ernst Young Us Llp | 488 | $105,053 | 49.90% |
| Visa Technology And Operations Llc | 373 | $101,504 | 39.35% |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc | 324 | $93,953 | 34.18% |
| Amazoncom Services Llc | 310 | $96,117 | 33.92% |
| Muy Pizza Tejas Llc | 297 | $16,840 | 36.85% |
| Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc | 282 | $33,335 | 35.70% |
| Hewlett Packard Company | 264 | $83,741 | 34.06% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Health Care Services | 772 | $63,919 | 82.57% |
| Other Activities Related To Real Estate | 760 | $91,506 | 81.72% |
| Offices Of Physicians | 758 | $129,130 | 86.33% |
| Insurance Carriers | 730 | $87,798 | 87.32% |
| Satellite Telecommunications | 693 | $113,275 | 86.63% |
| Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 683 | $87,822 | 87.01% |
| Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers | 657 | $92,836 | 89.02% |
| Professional Employer Organizations | 655 | $94,324 | 89.97% |
| Drilling Oil And Gas Wells | 644 | $96,335 | 89.20% |
| Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 602 | $84,252 | 86.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 14 | $26,804 | 100.00% |
| Oilseed Except Soybean Farming | 14 | $26,505 | 100.00% |
| Grape Vineyards | 13 | $28,787 | 100.00% |
| Water Supply And Irrigation Systems | 13 | $27,378 | 100.00% |
| Berry Except Strawberry Farming | 13 | $25,813 | 100.00% |
| Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming | 12 | $27,413 | 100.00% |
| Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 11 | $25,597 | 100.00% |
| Wineries | 11 | $25,962 | 100.00% |
| Goat Farming | 11 | $23,369 | 100.00% |
| Floriculture Production | 9 | $24,960 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution | 63 | $87,039 | 26.25% |
| Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing | 63 | $92,699 | 28.38% |
| Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation | 60 | $77,294 | 29.41% |
| Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities | 59 | $54,863 | 29.95% |
| Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers | 58 | $66,994 | 29.59% |
| Sports And Recreation Instruction | 55 | $41,618 | 28.35% |
| Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers | 55 | $44,723 | 28.50% |
| Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 54 | $57,116 | 28.27% |
| Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities | 54 | $96,920 | 28.27% |
| Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing | 53 | $82,798 | 28.04% |
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.