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 %
Database Architects	682	$89,188	78.94%
Biological Technicians	678	$32,231	82.28%
Environmental Engineers	661	$72,570	83.78%
Data Warehousing Specialists	651	$82,662	87.50%
Physicists	638	$56,495	86.57%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	630	$46,478	85.60%
Sales Managers	629	$104,362	89.60%
Financial Specialists, All Other	623	$58,209	90.03%
Lawyers	603	$102,266	88.81%
Industrial Production Managers	572	$92,377	84.99%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chefs and Head Cooks	69	$50,010	39.88%
Environmental Engineers	67	$80,043	39.18%
Human Resources Specialists	66	$60,158	38.82%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	65	$21,111	38.46%
Economists	64	$84,646	38.32%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	63	$52,327	38.41%
Helpers--Production Workers	63	$20,656	39.62%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	63	$38,310	40.65%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	60	$31,741	38.96%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	60	$98,529	39.22%

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 %
Netherlands	28	$99,909	42.42%
Kenya	28	$75,529	43.75%
Hong Kong	27	$51,987	45.00%
Portugal	26	$85,829	43.33%
Ireland	26	$87,708	44.07%
Malawi	25	$31,656	43.10%
Bolivia	24	$59,828	42.86%
Hungary	23	$77,753	44.23%
Kazakhstan	22	$66,291	44.00%
Syria	20	$86,600	45.45%

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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

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.