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 %
Jvr Systems Inc	44	$82,698	89.80%
Deemsys Inc	44	$78,077	89.80%
Tvarana Software Solutions Llc	44	$63,050	89.80%
Trinity Consulting Inc	44	$67,057	89.80%
Populus Financial Group Inc	44	$105,320	89.80%
Infowaretech Inc	44	$59,305	89.80%
Ardent Erp Solutions Inc	44	$73,164	89.80%
Global Sumi Technologies Inc	44	$81,793	89.80%
Itsyntax Inc	44	$73,431	89.80%
Inguran Llc	44	$44,904	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Duke Marine Technical Services Usa	2	$154,482	28.57%
Gac Energy And Marine Services Llc	2	$60,206	28.57%
Starmount Inc	2	$95,472	28.57%
On Target Internet Solutions I Lp	2	$31,013	28.57%
Sales Exports Worlwidecorp	2	$66,050	28.57%
Tpc Group	2	$108,961	28.57%
Intelligent Contacts Inc	2	$96,179	28.57%
Gerdau Ameristeel	2	$141,586	28.57%
Jvl Ventures Llc	2	$106,330	28.57%
Adamazu Corporation	2	$100,704	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing	42	$90,405	85.71%
Adhesive Manufacturing	42	$70,791	85.71%
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation	42	$68,767	87.50%
Funeral Homes And Funeral Services	41	$80,156	85.42%
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	41	$54,886	87.23%
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing	41	$58,584	87.23%
Landscaping Services	41	$74,565	87.23%
Mining And Oil And Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing	40	$74,635	85.11%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers	40	$98,483	85.11%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	40	$78,117	85.11%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	1	$68,806	5.56%
Other Services Except Public Administration	1	$50,835	5.56%
Furniture And Related Product Manufacturing	1	$57,512	5.56%
Other Pipeline Transportation	1	$71,406	5.56%
Concrete Block And Brick Manufacturing	1	$125,466	5.88%
Police Protection	1	$102,752	5.88%

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.