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 %
Lonza Houston Inc 80 $79,810 87.91%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 80 $64,811 87.91%
Isite Technologies Inc 80 $77,462 87.91%
Sci It Solutions Pvt Ltd 80 $73,323 87.91%
Techzon Inc 80 $91,160 87.91%
H E B Grocery Company Lp 80 $85,049 87.91%
Enterprise It Resources Inc 80 $76,616 87.91%
Trianz Consulting Inc 80 $81,276 87.91%
Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc 80 $99,343 87.91%
C4i Technologies Inc 80 $88,051 87.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Professional Datasolutions Inc 5 $80,459 33.33%
Ei Systems Corp 5 $71,997 33.33%
Familia Care Inc 5 $83,071 33.33%
Ecom Atlantic Inc 5 $97,306 33.33%
Sphinx Pharmacy Group Webster Inc 5 $24,332 33.33%
Axens North America Inc 5 $113,851 33.33%
Insubuy Inc 5 $90,239 33.33%
Life Technologies Corporation 5 $98,362 33.33%
Gosemi Engineering Inc 5 $60,561 33.33%
Arup Texas Inc 5 $117,054 35.71%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 1 $53,144 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 1 $71,906 100.00%
Commodity Contracts Intermediation 1 $216,902 100.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $16,474 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 1 $52,603 100.00%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 1 $81,827 100.00%
Confectionery And Nut Retailers 1 $54,746 100.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $101,192 100.00%
Aquaculture 1 $58,094 100.00%
Geothermal Electric Power Generation 1 $184,829 100.00%
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