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 %
I3infotek Inc	39	$82,859	88.64%
Sliq Information Technologies Inc	39	$93,759	88.64%
Gallega Software Solutions Inc	39	$74,884	88.64%
Swift Technical Services Llc	39	$102,836	88.64%
Business Technology Software Solutions Inc	39	$70,043	88.64%
Sulzer Pumps Us Inc	39	$79,318	88.64%
Dpr Construction A General Partnership	39	$83,035	88.64%
Excerio Inc	39	$62,818	88.64%
Ellucian Company Lp	39	$95,398	88.64%
Turner Construction	39	$75,673	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Ck Group Inc	2	$63,731	33.33%
Fusion Objects Corporation	2	$100,110	33.33%
Okmetic Inc	2	$81,183	33.33%
National Noodle Company Dba Baily International In	2	$68,120	33.33%
Makon Inc	2	$75,608	33.33%
Avero Llc	2	$73,227	33.33%
Js Merchant Solution Inc	2	$51,958	33.33%
Dashiell Corporation	2	$82,784	33.33%
Dif Inc	2	$49,754	33.33%
Set Laboratories Inc	2	$62,972	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books	31	$81,331	86.11%
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing	31	$61,587	86.11%
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers	31	$70,431	86.11%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing	31	$92,838	86.11%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	31	$98,276	86.11%
Lumber Plywood Millwork And Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	31	$70,944	86.11%
Jewelry And Silverware Manufacturing	30	$86,986	85.71%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	30	$77,057	85.71%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	30	$46,769	85.71%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	30	$74,519	85.71%

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.