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%
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 %
United Services Automobile Association 193 $110,245 88.53%
Visual Technologies Llc 193 $87,472 88.53%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 192 $90,930 88.48%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 192 $64,081 88.48%
Sabre Inc 192 $75,973 88.48%
Cynosure Technologies Llc 191 $71,436 88.43%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc 191 $121,855 88.43%
Ppd Development Lp 191 $78,087 88.43%
Collabera Inc 191 $91,979 88.43%
Experian Information Solutions Inc 191 $106,119 88.84%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage