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 %
Dataformix Technologies Inc	32	$61,798	88.89%
Gar Technologies Inc	32	$52,735	88.89%
Direct Energy	32	$78,879	88.89%
Netvision Resources Inc	32	$68,578	88.89%
Portal Consulting Inc	32	$79,050	88.89%
Ces Enterprise Llc	32	$75,919	88.89%
Tek Itinc	32	$54,074	88.89%
Ei Systems Corporation	32	$60,834	88.89%
The Shams Group Llc	32	$77,615	88.89%
Pros Revenue Management Lp	32	$68,457	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shangrila Ventures Llc	2	$90,501	40.00%
Pioneer Engineering Llc	2	$77,106	40.00%
Mnr Ventures Llc	2	$47,736	40.00%
Chef Point Llc	2	$28,579	40.00%
Antuit Inc	2	$67,007	40.00%
La Familia Agency Llc	2	$58,646	40.00%
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc	2	$89,721	40.00%
Quraishi Business Inc	2	$78,946	40.00%
Advanced Medical Automation Systems Inc	2	$43,191	40.00%
Pho Dnoodle House Llc	2	$27,383	40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing	29	$105,104	85.29%
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation	29	$73,989	85.29%
General Freight Trucking Local	29	$68,688	87.88%
Mattress Manufacturing	29	$114,665	87.88%
Fluid Milk Manufacturing	29	$75,360	87.88%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	29	$88,139	87.88%
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing	29	$66,112	87.88%
Convention And Trade Show Organizers	29	$70,787	87.88%
Direct Mail Advertising	29	$89,256	87.88%
Scheduled Air Transportation	28	$85,648	84.85%

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.