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 %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 855 $60,743 82.29%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 838 $59,089 81.36%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 835 $53,915 82.19%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 831 $88,748 83.52%
Biological Scientists, All Other 801 $44,042 83.09%
Human Resources Specialists 780 $56,104 85.15%
Accountants 778 $59,236 85.21%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 771 $56,525 84.82%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 744 $53,560 84.45%
Financial Managers 729 $122,291 84.38%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Production Managers 102 $116,446 51.00%
Petroleum Engineers 100 $144,368 50.51%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 86 $56,362 43.43%
Cooks, Restaurant 85 $26,006 43.59%
Helpers--Roofers 81 $23,025 42.63%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 79 $64,911 41.80%
Lawyers 78 $113,505 41.49%
Bakers 73 $21,262 40.11%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 69 $18,966 38.12%
Chefs and Head Cooks 69 $50,010 39.66%
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 %
Cigniti Technologies Inc 531 $80,512 89.39%
Caprus It Inc 528 $84,543 89.95%
Elan Technologies Inc 527 $69,729 90.24%
Paypal Data Services Inc 519 $104,472 89.33%
Nokia Of America Corporation 518 $97,030 89.31%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 517 $54,904 89.14%
Chevron Corporation 514 $113,212 89.08%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 513 $67,768 90.48%
Visa Usa Inc 508 $104,023 89.91%
Kbr Inc 508 $91,398 90.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston 44 $95,545 37.93%
Server Management Services Llc 44 $73,955 38.26%
Advithri Technologies 43 $108,330 37.72%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Ep 43 $82,780 37.72%
Amazon Corporate Llc 43 $83,814 37.72%
Foxconn Assembly Llc 43 $64,877 38.05%
Buchanan Express Llc 42 $34,581 37.17%
10bits Llc 42 $91,905 37.17%
Eog Resources Inc 41 $109,579 36.61%
Aldine Independent School District 41 $41,306 36.61%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 14 $26,804 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 14 $26,505 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 13 $28,787 100.00%
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 13 $27,378 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 13 $25,813 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $27,413 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 11 $25,597 100.00%
Wineries 11 $25,962 100.00%
Goat Farming 11 $23,369 100.00%
Floriculture Production 9 $24,960 100.00%

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