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 %
United Commerce Centers Inc	36	$50,638	87.80%
Provenance Consulting Llc	36	$73,026	87.80%
Liberty Independent School District	36	$47,270	87.80%
Gearbox Software Llc	36	$59,238	87.80%
North American University	36	$50,419	87.80%
Soonest Express Inc	36	$49,836	87.80%
Thrustmaster Of Texas Inc	36	$74,435	87.80%
Skillsight Inc	36	$73,755	87.80%
Siri Group Inc	36	$49,992	87.80%
Plant Automation Services Inc	36	$73,786	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tricolor Auto	2	$144,976	33.33%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Services Llc	2	$102,201	33.33%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Llc	2	$122,897	33.33%
Msa Powersports	2	$49,171	33.33%
Enverus Inc	2	$98,416	33.33%
Enphase Energy	2	$113,464	33.33%
Highpoint Performance Horses Inc	2	$19,822	33.33%
Ag Installers Inc	2	$79,394	33.33%
Jb Vine Company Llc	2	$21,258	33.33%
Texas Auto Techs	2	$47,798	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,201	$75,699	86.56%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	2,895	$81,341	80.19%
Commercial Banking	2,824	$98,342	82.57%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	2,731	$83,365	89.04%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	2,688	$86,679	87.73%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,594	$89,941	87.84%
Offices Of Dentists	2,459	$120,072	89.88%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	2,369	$129,082	86.78%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	2,272	$83,828	85.38%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,740	$70,754	75.69%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	86	$25,532	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	82	$28,129	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	74	$26,581	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	63	$26,326	100.00%
Crop Production	62	$28,649	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	60	$26,178	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	53	$24,610	100.00%
Potato Farming	40	$26,677	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	35	$28,153	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	35	$25,144	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	197	$48,554	24.91%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	196	$63,047	26.70%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery	194	$22,838	27.83%
Consumer Lending	191	$100,752	27.88%
Professional Employer Organizations	178	$97,810	26.18%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	166	$92,258	25.30%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	166	$84,223	26.69%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	161	$90,993	26.92%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	159	$8,619,789	27.13%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	145	$90,938	28.83%

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.