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 %
Graphic Designers 560 $44,582 83.83%
Medical and Health Services Managers 556 $70,772 84.63%
Biomedical Engineers 541 $66,723 82.85%
Internists, General 538 $136,622 83.02%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 500 $44,014 77.28%
Economists 476 $81,697 79.73%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 475 $53,151 84.97%
Occupational Therapists 446 $65,879 83.05%
Budget Analysts 403 $58,133 77.06%
Materials Scientists 401 $59,664 86.80%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 60 $31,741 39.22%
Medical and Health Services Managers 60 $77,476 41.38%
Occupational Therapists 59 $12,574,875 40.69%
Computer Hardware Engineers 59 $101,528 40.97%
Home Health Aides 57 $18,220 41.61%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $42,353 41.91%
Credit Analysts 57 $66,178 41.91%
Cooks, Fast Food 56 $17,253 41.48%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 55 $21,374 41.04%
Purchasing Managers 55 $109,001 41.04%
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 %
El Salvador 144 $35,446 53.93%
France 110 $92,834 48.25%
Spain 97 $80,759 45.54%
Australia 97 $104,490 47.78%
Russia 94 $88,953 47.72%
Ukraine 92 $89,527 48.42%
Argentina 85 $83,597 46.70%
Germany 78 $80,892 43.82%
Italy 74 $88,943 44.31%
Lebanon 70 $64,370 42.68%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stress Engineering Services Inc 50 $90,758 89.29%
Noble Energy Inc 50 $109,620 89.29%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 50 $86,954 89.29%
Hydus Inc 50 $75,759 89.29%
Jireh Solutions Llc 50 $77,993 89.29%
Jenrac Technologies Llc 50 $62,343 89.29%
Axis Inc 50 $57,240 89.29%
Classroom Support Services Llc 50 $77,651 89.29%
Red Hat Inc 50 $94,791 89.29%
Openbox Solutions Inc 50 $78,097 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Moody International Inc 3 $150,072 37.50%
Huston Tillotson University 3 $33,608 37.50%
Kuo Associates Inc 3 $59,909 37.50%
Alliance Tech Inc 3 $87,166 37.50%
Sunshells Inc 3 $58,101 37.50%
Gray School Of Music 3 $44,567 37.50%
City Public Service Board Cps Energy 3 $78,860 37.50%
Walker County Hospital Corporation 3 $40,675,183 37.50%
Kaneka Texas Corporation 3 $82,222 37.50%
Kipp Inc 3 $45,835 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 271,128 $78,337 92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 38,977 $85,144 92.96%
Engineering Services 22,070 $81,052 83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 18,742 $85,924 73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 18,715 $50,725 88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 15,022 $85,906 95.17%
Other Computer Related Services 13,954 $77,657 89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 10,617 $46,338 84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 9,414 $76,775 96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 8,418 $94,296 95.19%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 627 $25,559 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 450 $27,812 100.00%
Apiculture 374 $25,810 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 349 $36,190 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 326 $26,130 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 325 $32,835 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 282 $25,578 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 278 $26,973 100.00%
Sheep Farming 253 $19,789 100.00%
Hay Farming 198 $26,877 100.00%

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