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)

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 %
Bermuda 1 $48,630 33.33%
Gabon 1 $153,858 33.33%
Laos 1 $17,306 33.33%
Benin 1 $78,478 33.33%
Afghanistan 1 $79,394 33.33%
Suriname 1 $41,288 33.33%
Maldives 1 $130,208 33.33%
Burundi 1 $30,992 33.33%
Guyana 1 $56,210 50.00%
Gambia 1 $107,598 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 27,665 $77,291 99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 16,570 $70,484 99.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 11,557 $91,444 98.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8,774 $89,461 98.63%
Wipro Limited 8,078 $74,717 93.03%
Hcl America Inc 8,075 $80,333 98.61%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,629 $81,449 98.43%
Accenture Llp 7,071 $84,743 98.18%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Capgemini America Inc 4,206 $92,709 95.46%

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