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 %
Loss Prevention Managers 1 $161,138 100.00%
Chief Sustainability Officers 1 $208,000 100.00%
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 %
Jordan 70 $65,739 43.48%
Egypt 68 $80,853 43.87%
Malaysia 67 $88,383 45.89%
Israel 60 $100,373 42.25%
Japan 60 $90,937 44.44%
United States Of America 57 $82,582 42.22%
Peru 55 $83,686 41.04%
Indonesia 54 $74,485 41.54%
Thailand 51 $54,874 40.16%
Poland 50 $61,314 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 27,665 $77,291 99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 16,570 $70,484 99.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 11,557 $91,444 98.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8,774 $89,461 98.63%
Wipro Limited 8,078 $74,717 93.03%
Hcl America Inc 8,075 $80,333 98.61%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,629 $81,449 98.43%
Accenture Llp 7,071 $84,743 98.18%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Capgemini America Inc 4,206 $92,709 95.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 914 $101,623 4.86%
Dell Usa Lp 743 $92,978 8.26%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc 511 $16,816 38.83%
Ernst Young Us Llp 488 $105,053 49.90%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 373 $101,504 39.35%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 324 $93,953 34.18%
Amazoncom Services Llc 310 $96,117 33.92%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc 297 $16,840 36.85%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc 282 $33,335 35.70%
Hewlett Packard Company 264 $83,741 34.06%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Courts 2 $70,460 66.67%
Charter Bus Industry 2 $74,090 66.67%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $42,474 100.00%
Limousine Service 2 $69,805 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $60,154 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 2 $35,381 100.00%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $53,352 100.00%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 2 $87,080 100.00%
All Other Waste Management Services 2 $74,069 100.00%
Home And Garden Equipment And Appliance Repair And Maintenance 2 $85,821 100.00%
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