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 %
Toyota Connected North America Inc	35	$99,011	87.50%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	35	$95,580	87.50%
Weber Aircraft Llc	35	$58,095	87.50%
Pegasus Infotech Inc	35	$62,451	87.50%
Brunel Energy Inc	35	$112,063	87.50%
Benchmark Electronics Inc	35	$69,063	87.50%
Reddy Consulting Inc	35	$56,116	87.50%
Hunt Oil Company	35	$123,974	89.74%
Dnv Gl Usa Inc	35	$94,468	89.74%
Clear Creek Independent School District	35	$50,226	89.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chatman Pvt Investigators Security Officers Llc	2	$44,731	33.33%
Tempura Food Management	2	$22,859	33.33%
Spanish Meadows Of Katy	2	$63,867	33.33%
Abco Products Inc	2	$41,351	33.33%
Marquez Express Inc	2	$42,297	33.33%
Stynllc Dba Orange Texas Rv Resort	2	$56,691	33.33%
Pecos Pecan Company Llc	2	$18,408	33.33%
Moores Honey Farm	2	$33,873	33.33%
Crazy Tiger Sharks Inc	2	$29,796	33.33%
Delta Talent Llc	2	$148,616	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Title Insurance Carriers	10	$70,965	76.92%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	10	$50,274	76.92%
Administration Of Air And Water Resource And Solid Waste Management Programs	10	$74,672	76.92%
Recreational And Vacation Camps Except Campgrounds	10	$41,467	76.92%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	10	$55,974	76.92%
Music Publishers	10	$83,658	76.92%
Frozen Food Manufacturing	10	$70,522	76.92%
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing	10	$80,186	83.33%
Other Airport Operations	10	$81,575	83.33%
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	10	$94,153	83.33%

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.