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 %
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 %
Networkers Telecommunications Inc 38 $91,470 88.37%
Mican Technologies Inc 38 $102,686 88.37%
It Nest Services Inc 38 $93,359 88.37%
Copper Dart Inc 38 $91,211 88.37%
Origin Hubs Inc 38 $85,841 88.37%
Aryadit Solutions Inc 38 $95,763 88.37%
Pro Seven It Llc 38 $92,318 88.37%
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 38 $102,344 88.37%
Merit American Technologies Inc 38 $93,481 88.37%
City National Bank 38 $113,553 88.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ehan Inc Dba Pond Spring Food Mart 2 $47,175 33.33%
Hillvest Llc Dba Hill Country Food Mart 2 $53,144 33.33%
Att Management Services Lp 2 $101,296 33.33%
Massoud Inc Llc Dba Elegant Roofing Remodeling 2 $66,955 33.33%
Driscoll Childrens Hospital 2 $74,017 33.33%
Manhattan Mutual Llc 2 $54,465 33.33%
Numerical Algorithms Group Inc 2 $104,811 33.33%
Dash Wireless Inc 2 $34,060 33.33%
G6 Hospitality Llc 2 $110,677 33.33%
Absolute Fabrication Llc 2 $79,269 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ferrous Metal Foundries 1 $61,734 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage