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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Batchmakers 1 $26,437 5.00%
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 1 $36,130 5.00%
Designers, All Other 1 $42,058 5.00%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 1 $25,126 5.00%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $29,030 5.00%
Geophysical Data Technicians 1 $55,411 5.26%
Hunters and Trappers 1 $26,707 5.26%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $91,894 5.26%
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 %
Kalypso Lp 48 $84,718 90.57%
Machine Intelligence Technologies Llc 48 $76,973 90.57%
Connectix Corporation 48 $87,184 90.57%
Noblesoft Technologies Inc 47 $85,091 88.68%
Sv Infotech Group Inc 47 $83,886 88.68%
Techops Inc 47 $83,346 88.68%
Tiger Analytics Llc 47 $86,391 88.68%
Sydata Inc 47 $88,303 88.68%
Akshaya Inc 47 $99,538 88.68%
Annapurna Labs Inc 47 $91,346 88.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lifecare Pharmacy 3 $113,533 37.50%
Joyful Living 3 $16,120 37.50%
Alen Usa 2 $106,205 25.00%
Insiya Enterprises Inc 2 $40,997 25.00%
Age Group Llc 2 $47,965 25.00%
Pmc Sierra Us Inc 2 $93,890 25.00%
Goel Inc 2 $81,516 25.00%
First Texas Products Corp 2 $73,091 25.00%
Energy Prospecting Technology Dba Landocean 2 $36,067 25.00%
Trackingpoint Inc 2 $98,624 25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 36 $60,894 90.00%
Hardware Manufacturing 35 $75,681 87.50%
Document Preparation Services 35 $89,571 87.50%
All Other Support Services 35 $84,700 87.50%
New Housing For Sale Builders 35 $61,381 87.50%
Other Electric Power Generation 35 $92,325 87.50%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 34 $73,278 85.00%
Automobile Dealers 34 $70,924 85.00%
Museums 34 $49,271 85.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 34 $59,179 87.18%
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.

State Avg Wage