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 %
Cytotechnologists 1 $46,883 100.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $47,320 100.00%
Energy Brokers 1 $48,256 100.00%
Intelligence Analysts 1 $48,256 100.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 1 $49,440 100.00%
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 1 $50,066 100.00%
Surgical Technologists 1 $51,480 100.00%
Automotive Specialty Technicians 1 $51,854 100.00%
Program Directors 1 $54,350 100.00%
Civil Drafters 1 $57,283 100.00%
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 %
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 81 $66,424 88.04%
Ronit Systems Inc 81 $88,758 88.04%
Robotics Technologies Llc 81 $81,567 88.04%
Loandepotcom Llc 81 $121,574 88.04%
Fmr Llc 81 $83,019 88.04%
Ektha Solutions Inc 81 $82,232 89.01%
Tt Technologies Inc 80 $78,930 87.91%
Tgs Nopec Geophysical Company 80 $94,496 87.91%
Gsk Solutions Inc 80 $71,908 87.91%
Aig Technologies Inc 80 $90,130 87.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Bloc Llc 5 $94,145 33.33%
Technipfmc Usa Inc 5 $117,291 33.33%
Bazaarvoice Inc Us 5 $98,617 33.33%
Psemi Corporation 5 $105,577 33.33%
Pinnacleais Engineering Llc 5 $88,435 33.33%
Guard All Building Solutions Mfg Llc 5 $82,256 33.33%
Duke Marine Technical Services Usa Inc 5 $123,744 33.33%
Aviat Us Inc 5 $92,493 33.33%
Idea Public Schools 5 $49,284 33.33%
Mrp Llc 5 $87,431 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