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 %
Private Detectives and Investigators	1	$38,189	50.00%
Recycling Coordinators	1	$38,522	50.00%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	1	$38,563	100.00%
Production Workers, All Other	1	$39,686	100.00%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	1	$40,664	100.00%
Printing Press Operators	1	$41,059	100.00%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1	$41,600	100.00%
Geological Sample Test Technicians	1	$42,286	100.00%
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	1	$43,534	100.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	1	$43,930	100.00%

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 %
Lorven Group Inc	46	$74,895	88.46%
Csc Consulting Inc	46	$77,769	88.46%
Sirius Sps Llc	46	$62,729	88.46%
Apps Solutions Inc	46	$84,531	88.46%
Upen Group Inc	46	$72,022	88.46%
Maximus Inc	46	$96,737	88.46%
Ws Atkins Inc	46	$77,438	88.46%
Softway Solutions Inc	46	$72,285	88.46%
Adept Scripts Inc	46	$76,794	88.46%
Ancile Inc	46	$87,754	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
U Save Insurance Services Inc	2	$42,599	25.00%
Trimeca Usa	2	$146,474	25.00%
Jw Williams Inc	2	$90,449	25.00%
Skylar Capital Management Lp	2	$102,482	25.00%
Aju Besteel Usa Inc	2	$113,173	25.00%
Skb Global Consulting Inc	2	$87,537	25.00%
Dunan Microstaq Inc	2	$85,499	25.00%
X Tech Fab Ready Solutions Inc	2	$62,722	25.00%
Sizzle Inc	2	$20,572	25.00%
Pentair Thermal Management Llc	2	$100,641	25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sound Recording Industries	2	$95,545	66.67%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$77,896	66.67%
Community Housing Services	2	$38,844	66.67%
Support Activities For Metal Mining	2	$57,907	66.67%
Automobile Driving Schools	2	$55,588	66.67%
Savings Institutions And Other Depository Credit Intermediation	2	$112,258	66.67%
Police Protection	2	$60,453	66.67%
Bed And Breakfast Inns	2	$39,749	66.67%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,091	66.67%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing	2	$53,976	66.67%

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.