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 %
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 %
Bp America Inc 619 $106,830 83.65%
Appstek Inc 607 $84,678 83.26%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 601 $105,746 83.70%
Copart Inc 601 $90,571 83.94%
Technip Usa Inc 597 $93,695 83.85%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 596 $73,488 84.06%
National Instruments Corporation 596 $75,418 86.25%
University Of Houston System 594 $54,527 86.46%
Us Bank National Association 594 $113,745 86.72%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 591 $118,668 86.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jnit Technologies Inc 57 $78,304 40.71%
Tm Transportation Services Llc 57 $42,957 41.01%
William Marsh Rice University 57 $50,642 41.91%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 56 $100,089 41.18%
Intel Mobile Communications Inc 56 $92,613 42.11%
7eleven Inc 56 $112,421 42.42%
Unikon It Inc 55 $102,058 41.67%
Hindsight Software Solutions Inc 54 $91,252 41.54%
Nrg Energy Inc 54 $93,116 41.86%
Shooter Lindsey Inc 53 $23,043 41.09%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tour Operators 7 $76,324 77.78%
Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal 7 $101,248 77.78%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 7 $97,169 77.78%
Rice Milling 7 $97,124 77.78%
Commercial Screen Printing 7 $48,372 77.78%
Textile Furnishings Mills 7 $75,441 77.78%
Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 7 $58,543 77.78%
Zoos And Botanical Gardens 7 $42,521 77.78%
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 7 $107,676 77.78%
Line Haul Railroads 7 $88,039 87.50%
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.

State Avg Wage