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 %
Newrez Llc	40	$119,638	90.91%
Elite Exceed Llc	40	$95,447	90.91%
Hm Health Solutions Inc	40	$106,138	90.91%
Sainar Solutions Inc	40	$96,421	90.91%
Absg Consulting Inc	39	$92,499	88.64%
Dsi Telecom Inc	39	$79,066	88.64%
Farmers Group Inc	39	$110,382	88.64%
Ecclesiastes Inc	39	$90,299	88.64%
Ecolab Usa Inc	39	$97,716	88.64%
Themesoft Inc	39	$84,150	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kens Produce Us Inc	2	$61,891	33.33%
Iland Internet Solutions Corporation	2	$173,181	33.33%
Kasasa Ltd	2	$96,107	33.33%
Centerville Texan Llc	2	$53,290	33.33%
Preferred Hospital Leasing Hemphill Inc	2	$35,485	33.33%
Hmt Inc	2	$97,584	33.33%
J Walter Thompson Usa Inc	2	$67,673	33.33%
Goals Llc	2	$125,892	33.33%
Bridgework Partners Llc	2	$76,773	33.33%
Neema Gospel Church	2	$31,055	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Hydronics Merchant Wholesalers	14	$61,626	82.35%
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	14	$80,531	82.35%
Metal And Mineral Except Petroleum Merchant Wholesalers	14	$61,116	82.35%
Other Insurance Funds	14	$113,770	82.35%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	14	$56,292	82.35%
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	14	$86,179	82.35%
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	14	$50,705	87.50%
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	14	$66,658	87.50%
Fire Protection	14	$72,894	87.50%
Abrasive Product Manufacturing	14	$75,691	87.50%

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.