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 %
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%

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 %
Dominican Republic	13	$79,214	40.63%
Sweden	13	$71,968	41.94%
Denmark	13	$103,480	41.94%
Cameroon	13	$65,009	44.83%
Tanzania	12	$74,779	41.38%
Belarus	12	$80,715	42.86%
Zambia	12	$57,517	42.86%
Uganda	12	$76,028	44.44%
Dominica	12	$59,498	46.15%
Cambodia	11	$36,880	42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gm Infotech Llc	42	$69,488	89.36%
Gateway Solutions Inc	42	$71,492	89.36%
Internash Global Services Llc	42	$76,560	89.36%
Golden Qi Holdings Llc	42	$63,373	89.36%
Mindworld Llc	42	$62,844	89.36%
Emaestro Technologies Inc	42	$83,635	89.36%
Tetra Pak Inc	42	$88,265	89.36%
Surya Systems Inc	42	$74,827	89.36%
Ntelicor Lp	42	$97,325	89.36%
Nihaki Systems Inc	42	$76,694	89.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Legacy21 Inc	2	$53,555	28.57%
Northwest Catering Services Inc	2	$47,622	28.57%
3dent Technology Llc	2	$91,645	28.57%
Qcentum Technologiesllc	2	$101,005	28.57%
Solar Turbines Incorporated	2	$111,800	28.57%
Retro Studios Inc	2	$143,146	28.57%
Trendsetter Engineering	2	$117,552	28.57%
Lee Engineering	2	$80,444	28.57%
Thru Inc	2	$91,011	28.57%
Phones R Us Inc	2	$55,328	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

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.