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 %
Catalyst Systems Inc	39	$59,766	90.70%
Comtek Global Inc	39	$82,855	90.70%
Rs Software India Ltd	39	$61,643	90.70%
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District	39	$43,295	90.70%
Service Oriented Solutions Llc	39	$71,327	90.70%
Covetus Llc	39	$66,801	90.70%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc	39	$94,222	90.70%
Yaltech Consulting Inc	39	$63,514	90.70%
Age Associates Pllc	39	$63,949	90.70%
Source Mantra Inc	39	$74,638	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Harlingen Medical Center Limited Partnership	2	$75,171	33.33%
Medical Center Laboratory Ii	2	$54,725	33.33%
Nickster Inc	2	$29,224	33.33%
Og Energy Solutions Llc	2	$110,313	33.33%
Rcg Global Services	2	$94,360	33.33%
Dewalch Technologies	2	$76,606	33.33%
Graham Isd	2	$40,727	33.33%
Richard Design Services Inc	2	$135,554	33.33%
S B International Inc	2	$125,248	33.33%
Af Technologies Inc	2	$52,354	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Clothing And Clothing Accessories Retailers	2	$106,444	100.00%
Parking Lots And Garages	2	$68,869	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	2	$27,924	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	2	$63,243	100.00%
Curtain And Linen Mills	2	$37,565	100.00%
Copper Nickel Lead And Zinc Mining	2	$56,067	100.00%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$60,684	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	2	$40,831	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Transmission And Power Train Parts Manufacturing	1	$57,346	50.00%
Electronics And Appliance Retailers	1	$131,851	50.00%

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.