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 %
Ideal Source Inc	46	$92,370	88.46%
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation	46	$95,513	88.46%
Slesha Inc	46	$79,704	88.46%
Openlogix Corporation	46	$86,131	88.46%
Macrosoft Inc	46	$96,333	88.46%
Texas Am Agrilife Research Part Of Tamus Agricultural Prg	46	$39,210	88.46%
Texas Heart Institute	46	$51,021	88.46%
Atria Group Llc	46	$61,723	88.46%
Only It Consulting Llc	46	$82,872	88.46%
Nexcruit It Services Llc	46	$79,375	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rw3 Technologies Inc	2	$87,714	25.00%
J G Trybus Corporation	2	$56,254	28.57%
Iconma Llc	2	$56,638	28.57%
Triple Point Technology Inc	2	$110,459	28.57%
Almouie Pediatrics	2	$115,457	28.57%
Volta Llc	2	$95,004	28.57%
Solid Silicon Technology Llc Dba Aragio Solutions	2	$105,685	28.57%
Altair Semiconductor Inc	2	$95,919	28.57%
Fss Technologies Inc	2	$76,586	28.57%
St Davids Healthcare	2	$56,493	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bus And Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems	40	$74,246	85.11%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	40	$97,877	86.96%
Business Support Services	40	$73,155	86.96%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	40	$68,573	88.89%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	39	$89,762	86.67%
General Warehousing And Storage	39	$72,562	86.67%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	39	$80,213	86.67%
Computer Training	38	$77,106	84.44%
New Car Dealers	38	$87,143	84.44%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	37	$100,071	84.09%

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.