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 %
Dell Usa Lp 2,458 $99,576 90.30%
American Airlines Inc 2,298 $78,836 91.81%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 2,071 $88,775 83.14%
Microsoft Corporation 1,993 $87,657 85.03%
Dell Products Lp 1,982 $95,161 90.59%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,971 $73,588 92.02%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1,716 $109,552 80.87%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 1,702 $80,418 80.74%
Intel Corporation 1,665 $100,935 81.82%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 1,619 $98,661 81.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Photon Infotech Inc 155 $99,101 34.91%
Houston Independent School District 152 $48,685 34.39%
University Of Texas At Austin 149 $52,181 34.98%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 149 $91,331 37.06%
Copart Inc 145 $96,854 37.18%
Vsion Technologiesinc 144 $86,658 38.61%
Conocophillips Company 142 $116,409 39.66%
Saxon Global Inc 136 $86,086 41.72%
Cubic Technologies Llc 136 $89,377 41.85%
Cameron International Corporation 133 $88,525 41.05%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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%

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