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 %
Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District	44	$40,160	89.80%
Hewitt Associates Llc	44	$65,272	89.80%
Systel Inc Of Delaware	44	$73,433	89.80%
Prolim Consulting Inc	44	$87,813	89.80%
Baker Hughes A Ge Company Llc	44	$102,315	89.80%
Insys Group Inc	44	$92,581	89.80%
Westlake Chemical Corporation	44	$108,482	89.80%
3s Network Inc	44	$49,975	89.80%
Softpath System Llc	44	$69,150	89.80%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc	44	$54,066	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Asma Business Inc Dba Johns Countryette	2	$53,695	28.57%
Shin Jeong Investment Inc	2	$20,572	28.57%
Mgb Trader International Inc	2	$42,412	28.57%
Om Trading Inc Dba Om Produce	2	$68,360	28.57%
Orion Engineered Carbons Llc	2	$91,198	28.57%
Smartvault Corporation	2	$111,166	28.57%
Geostock Us Llc	2	$87,121	28.57%
Permian Premier Health Services	2	$93,645	28.57%
Resource Integrators Llc	2	$88,494	28.57%
Global Geophysical Services Inc	2	$98,124	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Environmental Consulting Services	596	$72,170	88.17%
Human Resources Consulting Services	583	$88,343	90.95%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	583	$99,846	91.67%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	562	$97,132	88.50%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	559	$67,931	88.45%
Other Accounting Services	541	$63,424	85.74%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	527	$91,445	84.86%
Real Estate Credit	527	$92,295	85.00%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	518	$91,958	84.50%
Scientific Research And Development Services	509	$80,679	87.31%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	8	$25,704	100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	8	$21,386	100.00%
Peanut Farming	8	$31,008	100.00%
Soybean Farming	7	$26,428	100.00%
Farm Management Services	7	$24,737	100.00%
Scientific Research And Development Services	6	$28,205	100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers	6	$29,723	100.00%
Landscaping Services	6	$24,007	100.00%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	5	$28,596	100.00%
Racetracks	5	$25,742	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commercial Bakeries	52	$33,153	28.89%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing	50	$88,998	28.09%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	50	$74,559	28.09%
Other Financial Investment Activities	48	$77,209	27.27%
Natural Gas Distribution	47	$105,962	26.70%
Residential Property Managers	47	$69,954	26.86%
Industrial Design Services	47	$75,309	27.17%
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	46	$65,677	27.54%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	45	$66,856	27.11%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	44	$81,554	26.51%

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.