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 %
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 174 $62,032 89.69%
Iconsoft Inc 174 $94,605 89.69%
Michaels Stores Inc 174 $101,043 90.16%
Snap It Solutions Inc 173 $79,767 89.64%
American Bureau Of Shipping Abs 173 $78,212 89.64%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 173 $74,338 89.64%
Paycor Inc 172 $97,112 89.12%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 172 $49,092 89.58%
Baylor University 172 $45,518 89.58%
Ilink Systems Inc 170 $87,548 88.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pacific Investment Management Company Llc 11 $120,031 30.56%
Gallop Solutions Inc 11 $95,954 31.43%
Netlogic Solutions Inc 11 $83,544 31.43%
Sprint Corporation 11 $85,078 31.43%
Cellular More Inc 11 $63,457 31.43%
Csid 11 $89,947 31.43%
Marc Inc Dba Targetbase 11 $98,331 31.43%
Monex Securities Inc 11 $115,151 31.43%
Weems And Stephens Equine Hospital Inc 11 $40,808 31.43%
Mch Professional Care 11 $174,300 31.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 15 $71,759 83.33%
All Other Pipeline Transportation 15 $64,293 83.33%
Building Material And Supplies Dealers 15 $82,423 83.33%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 15 $55,540 83.33%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing 15 $91,255 83.33%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 15 $64,791 83.33%
Cheese Manufacturing 15 $87,881 88.24%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 15 $86,918 88.24%
Industrial Sand Mining 15 $69,422 88.24%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 15 $78,753 88.24%
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