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 %
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 %
Stress Engineering Services Inc	50	$90,758	89.29%
Noble Energy Inc	50	$109,620	89.29%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation	50	$86,954	89.29%
Hydus Inc	50	$75,759	89.29%
Jireh Solutions Llc	50	$77,993	89.29%
Jenrac Technologies Llc	50	$62,343	89.29%
Axis Inc	50	$57,240	89.29%
Classroom Support Services Llc	50	$77,651	89.29%
Red Hat Inc	50	$94,791	89.29%
Openbox Solutions Inc	50	$78,097	89.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Moody International Inc	3	$150,072	37.50%
Huston Tillotson University	3	$33,608	37.50%
Kuo Associates Inc	3	$59,909	37.50%
Alliance Tech Inc	3	$87,166	37.50%
Sunshells Inc	3	$58,101	37.50%
Gray School Of Music	3	$44,567	37.50%
City Public Service Board Cps Energy	3	$78,860	37.50%
Walker County Hospital Corporation	3	$40,675,183	37.50%
Kaneka Texas Corporation	3	$82,222	37.50%
Kipp Inc	3	$45,835	37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	1,043	$87,337	88.99%
Testing Laboratories And Services	1,036	$61,715	89.08%
Petroleum Refineries	953	$103,272	83.67%
Computer Facilities Management Services	942	$86,133	84.03%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	922	$82,069	83.89%
Offices Of Lawyers	900	$81,758	86.79%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services	888	$80,483	86.05%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	886	$102,828	89.49%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	882	$98,241	91.21%
Other Management Consulting Services	879	$88,991	92.72%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	22	$22,062	100.00%
Rice Farming	22	$25,920	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	20	$25,730	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	19	$25,675	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	18	$25,431	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	16	$29,156	100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production	16	$25,542	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	15	$26,399	100.00%
Aquaculture	14	$27,863	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	14	$20,500	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	88	$28,112	30.14%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services Except Coin Operated	82	$31,060	28.98%
Advertising Agencies	82	$83,024	29.71%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	80	$72,033	29.85%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises	79	$77,670	30.27%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	75	$73,689	28.74%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	75	$79,930	29.30%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	64	$72,655	25.10%
Tax Preparation Services	64	$85,424	26.34%
Used Car Dealers	63	$50,750	26.03%

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.