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 %
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 %
Sstech Llc	46	$93,956	88.46%
Redbud Technologies Inc	46	$93,530	88.46%
Krg Systems Llc	46	$79,454	88.46%
Formac Inc	46	$91,973	88.46%
Tek Gigz Llc	46	$95,516	90.20%
Satcon Inc	46	$90,644	90.20%
Sanquest Inc	46	$86,777	90.20%
Ascentt Business Systems Inc	46	$91,908	90.20%
J C Penney Corporation Inc	46	$111,417	90.20%
Systechcorp Inc	46	$86,741	90.20%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Phytel Inc	2	$106,746	28.57%
Texas Oncology Pa	2	$109,804	28.57%
Doskocil Manufacturing Inc	2	$60,019	28.57%
Stg Design Inc	2	$47,934	28.57%
Rooster Products International Inc	2	$130,375	28.57%
Infrared Cameras Inc	2	$82,077	28.57%
Protech Solutions Inc	2	$111,187	28.57%
Csdc Systems Inc	2	$95,472	28.57%
Urban Engineers Group Inc	2	$72,488	28.57%
Markit Wso	2	$81,620	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Rental Centers	79	$94,432	87.78%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing	78	$84,472	87.64%
Nonresidential Building Construction	78	$69,294	87.64%
Civic And Social Organizations	78	$49,438	87.64%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	77	$98,631	86.52%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	76	$69,776	86.36%
Air And Gas Compressor Manufacturing	75	$74,668	86.21%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	75	$71,835	87.21%
Other Support Activities For Transportation	74	$103,054	87.06%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$58,613	87.06%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Specialized Freight Trucking	2	$38,886	6.25%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading	2	$85,956	6.25%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	2	$75,764	6.25%
Laminated Plastics Plate Sheet Except Packaging And Shape Manufacturing	2	$98,873	6.25%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	2	$81,859	6.25%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing	2	$58,635	6.25%
Sand Gravel Clay And Ceramic And Refractory Minerals Mining And Quarrying	2	$69,784	6.45%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	2	$96,402	6.45%
Books Printing	2	$88,365	6.67%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	2	$87,058	6.67%

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.