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 %
Brixcel Inc 73 $73,976 90.12%
Novedea Systems Inc 72 $67,533 88.89%
Ample It Services Llc 72 $69,035 88.89%
Orbittek Inc 72 $45,458 88.89%
Texas Engineering Experiment Station 72 $45,518 88.89%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 72 $101,427 90.00%
Qualinfotech Solutions Inc 72 $59,335 90.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 72 $97,824 90.00%
Talent It Services Inc 72 $93,434 90.00%
Millennium Info Tech Inc 72 $74,903 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kinder Morgan Inc 4 $127,156 33.33%
Gooyah Technologies Inc 4 $105,721 33.33%
Eminence Technology Solutions Inc 4 $89,555 33.33%
Brightfonts Inc 4 $87,854 33.33%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 4 $128,175 33.33%
Gl Pwrsolutions Inc 4 $93,475 33.33%
Lone Wolf Technologies 4 $93,522 33.33%
Mmh Physicians Dba Midland Inpatient Medical Assoc 4 $65,385 33.33%
Nazars Fine Jewelry 4 $37,211 33.33%
Hsf Construction 4 $33,717 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Courts 2 $70,460 66.67%
Charter Bus Industry 2 $74,090 66.67%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $42,474 100.00%
Limousine Service 2 $69,805 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $60,154 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 2 $35,381 100.00%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $53,352 100.00%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 2 $87,080 100.00%
All Other Waste Management Services 2 $74,069 100.00%
Home And Garden Equipment And Appliance Repair And Maintenance 2 $85,821 100.00%
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