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 %
Critical Care Nurses 1 $73,778 100.00%
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $75,213 100.00%
Aviation Inspectors 1 $76,794 100.00%
Podiatrists 1 $82,160 100.00%
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 1 $83,699 100.00%
Geodetic Surveyors 1 $88,317 100.00%
Environmental Restoration Planners 1 $88,483 100.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $97,703 100.00%
Security Managers 1 $111,259 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $123,427 100.00%
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 %
Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas Llc 47 $74,791 88.68%
Johnson Controls Inc 47 $94,177 88.68%
Isani Consultants Lp 47 $69,843 88.68%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 47 $113,048 88.68%
Redsalsa Technologies Inc 47 $65,131 88.68%
Yashraj Technologies Inc 47 $73,002 90.38%
Acxiom Corporation 47 $93,900 90.38%
P3 Technologies Inc 46 $66,457 88.46%
Sriven Technologies Llc 46 $82,144 88.46%
Streebo Inc 46 $64,513 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uranium Resources Inc 2 $69,285 25.00%
Cy Fair Music Arts 2 $44,533 25.00%
Psi Industries Inc 2 $93,008 25.00%
Huitt Zollars Inc 2 $79,498 25.00%
J Otis Mitchell Co Pc 2 $66,914 25.00%
Han Bat Shul Lung Tang Inc 2 $36,941 25.00%
Tudor Pickering Holt Co Management Llc 2 $145,101 25.00%
Starkey Laboratories Inc 2 $118,321 25.00%
Royal Jubilee Inc 2 $38,459 25.00%
Yangtze River Restaurant Inc Dba China Bowl 2 $22,651 25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 8 $25,704 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 8 $21,386 100.00%
Peanut Farming 8 $31,008 100.00%
Soybean Farming 7 $26,428 100.00%
Farm Management Services 7 $24,737 100.00%
Scientific Research And Development Services 6 $28,205 100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers 6 $29,723 100.00%
Landscaping Services 6 $24,007 100.00%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 5 $28,596 100.00%
Racetracks 5 $25,742 100.00%

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