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 %
Akvarr Inc	37	$80,655	88.10%
Sawtest Solution Inc	37	$55,053	88.10%
Hitachi Consulting	37	$90,915	88.10%
Vsquare Infotech Inc	37	$53,933	88.10%
Foxconn Ems Inc	37	$45,414	88.10%
Harmonia Capital Usa Inc	37	$61,598	88.10%
Bnsf Railway Company	37	$80,929	88.10%
Phunware Inc	37	$83,420	88.10%
Automation Image Inc	37	$61,612	88.10%
Buzzclan Llc	37	$73,948	88.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rumbleon	2	$104,395	33.33%
Servicenow Inc	2	$108,836	33.33%
Keyphase Inc	2	$80,756	33.33%
Mccart Star Llc	2	$58,823	33.33%
Onesource Virtual	2	$91,419	33.33%
Greystar Management Services Lp	2	$88,858	33.33%
Abilene Gasoline Diesel Service Llc	2	$37,378	33.33%
Ch Guenther And Son Llc	2	$117,853	33.33%
Parpal Llc	2	$98,499	33.33%
Motiva Enterprises Llc	2	$115,232	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Chiropractors	37	$43,579	84.09%
All Other Schools And Instruction	37	$40,447	86.05%
Research And Development In Nanotechnology	37	$100,088	88.10%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	37	$74,358	88.10%
Other Business Support Services	37	$99,272	88.10%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities	37	$60,805	88.10%
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services	37	$126,219	90.24%
Other Gambling Industries	37	$90,927	90.24%
Voluntary Health Organizations	36	$78,300	87.80%
Open End Investment Funds	36	$108,812	90.00%

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.