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 %
Global Systems Llc	40	$64,624	90.91%
Stat9 Technologies Inc	40	$70,599	90.91%
Inspirix Technologies Llc	40	$97,295	90.91%
Ceo Foundry Llc	40	$75,354	90.91%
Amma Holdings Llc	40	$41,887	90.91%
Keller Williams Realty Inc	40	$93,010	90.91%
Smartplay Inc	40	$77,945	90.91%
Rtkl Associates Inc	40	$48,507	90.91%
Curtain Wall Design Consulting Inc	40	$56,152	90.91%
Itechstack Inc	40	$89,083	90.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Andalib Business Inc	2	$49,754	33.33%
Ascend Management Consulting Llc	2	$144,186	33.33%
R A R Business Inc	2	$40,373	33.33%
Houston Zoo	2	$68,474	33.33%
Suncot Gin Llc	2	$34,518	33.33%
Bandera Japanese Food Enterprises	2	$53,103	33.33%
Houston Golden Peacock Art Center Inc	2	$42,099	33.33%
Louis Berger Dce Llc	2	$120,921	33.33%
Agile Enterprise Solutions Inc	2	$88,473	33.33%
Mauser Usa Llc	2	$80,631	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bus And Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems	40	$74,246	85.11%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	40	$97,877	86.96%
Business Support Services	40	$73,155	86.96%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	40	$68,573	88.89%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	39	$89,762	86.67%
General Warehousing And Storage	39	$72,562	86.67%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	39	$80,213	86.67%
Computer Training	38	$77,106	84.44%
New Car Dealers	38	$87,143	84.44%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	37	$100,071	84.09%

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.