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 %
Flextronics International Usa Inc 204 $89,386 88.31%
Occidental Petroleum Corporation 204 $108,907 88.31%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 204 $101,753 88.70%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 203 $77,449 88.65%
Fis Management Services Llc 203 $98,020 88.65%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 203 $87,162 89.04%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 202 $110,687 88.99%
Testengeer Inc 202 $66,242 88.99%
Kinectra Llc 202 $60,407 88.99%
Smith International Inc 202 $75,322 89.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tek Spikes Llc 14 $93,925 31.82%
Tecnics Consulting Inc 14 $83,775 31.82%
Epam Systems Inc 14 $79,957 31.82%
Sritek Inc 14 $87,825 31.82%
Glaman Tech Inc 14 $88,862 31.82%
Visionet Systems Inc 14 $89,419 31.82%
Ixia 14 $96,943 31.82%
Black Veatch Corporation 14 $84,035 32.56%
Optimal Blue Llc 14 $92,446 32.56%
Loandepotcom Llc 14 $138,412 32.56%

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