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 %
Technology Hub Inc	44	$83,337	89.80%
Peta Systems Inc	44	$83,642	89.80%
Edvensoft Solutions Llc	44	$86,350	89.80%
It Face Inc	44	$79,711	89.80%
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division	44	$80,876	89.80%
Lonestar Hospital Medicine Associates Pa	44	$144,435	89.80%
Virtue Group Llc	44	$86,801	89.80%
Ally Bank	44	$96,177	89.80%
Torque Technologies Llc	44	$84,234	89.80%
Sogeti Usa Llc	44	$86,720	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Process Data Control Corp	2	$81,193	28.57%
Verde Real Estate Services Llc	2	$79,633	28.57%
Amspec Llc	2	$96,096	28.57%
Brenntag Latin America Inc	2	$127,181	28.57%
Lifecare Pavilion Llc Dba Lifecare Pharmacy	2	$99,039	28.57%
Swift Energy Company	2	$89,440	28.57%
Pacwest Consulting Partners	2	$146,307	28.57%
Hellenic Marine Llc	2	$123,011	28.57%
Capacity Of Texas Inc	2	$84,677	28.57%
Eeac Inc	2	$39,499	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	18	$61,404	90.00%
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing	18	$63,106	90.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	18	$48,962	90.00%
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing	18	$113,791	90.00%
Other Support Services	17	$77,977	85.00%
Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets Except Copyrighted Works	17	$95,609	85.00%
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing	17	$57,894	85.00%
Aircraft Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing	17	$66,678	85.00%
Tortilla Manufacturing	17	$57,556	85.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	17	$59,547	85.00%

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.