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 %
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 %
Symbioun Technologies Inc 82 $73,920 89.13%
Jcomponent Technologies Inc 82 $59,931 89.13%
Scott White Memorial Hospital 82 $50,107 89.13%
Scott White Clinic 82 $134,486 89.13%
Paramount Software Solutions 82 $63,844 89.13%
Shretech Inc 81 $81,708 88.04%
Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company Llc 81 $97,692 88.04%
Xceltrait Inc 81 $84,409 88.04%
Shipcom Wireless Inc 81 $65,766 88.04%
Customer Care Inc 81 $57,075 88.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Erp Wiz Inc Dba Digital Savants 5 $102,482 33.33%
Dimassis Mediterranean Buffet 5 $57,491 33.33%
Kt Wireless Llc 5 $32,531 33.33%
Ivys Trucking Corp 5 $44,548 33.33%
Wayfair Llc 5 $127,504 33.33%
Keymouz Techonologies Inc 5 $110,951 33.33%
Itcrats Inc 5 $95,056 33.33%
Best Landscapes Llc 5 $22,443 33.33%
Neiman Marcus Group 5 $148,678 33.33%
Access Global Group Inc 5 $120,099 33.33%

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