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 %
Natsoft Corporation 427 $86,863 87.50%
Mckesson Corporation 425 $99,503 87.09%
It Spin Inc 420 $72,283 86.24%
The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente 418 $40,413 86.54%
Nvidia Corporation 412 $121,906 86.01%
Facebook Inc 412 $99,074 86.19%
Sapient Corporation 412 $97,478 86.37%
Hp Inc 411 $106,598 86.53%
Capital One National Association 409 $81,466 86.84%
7 Eleven Inc 409 $109,915 87.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Txu Energy Retail Company Llc 36 $75,564 38.30%
Jackson Therapy Partners Holdings Llc 36 $65,225 38.30%
Regal It Services Inc 36 $90,697 38.30%
Metroplex Gunite 35 $31,682 37.23%
Vdrive It Solutions Inc 35 $111,391 38.04%
Paradigm Geophysical Corp 35 $84,041 38.04%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc 34 $83,653 36.96%
Perficient Inc 34 $76,409 36.96%
Steck Systems Inc 34 $90,927 37.36%
Jobaire Group Inc 34 $47,216 37.36%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 3 $26,575 100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $27,986 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 2 $25,896 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 2 $28,777 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $27,102 100.00%
Other Aquaculture 2 $27,612 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,647 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 2 $27,612 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 2 $25,438 100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers 2 $27,612 100.00%

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