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 %
Netherlands 28 $99,909 42.42%
Kenya 28 $75,529 43.75%
Hong Kong 27 $51,987 45.00%
Portugal 26 $85,829 43.33%
Ireland 26 $87,708 44.07%
Malawi 25 $31,656 43.10%
Bolivia 24 $59,828 42.86%
Hungary 23 $77,753 44.23%
Kazakhstan 22 $66,291 44.00%
Syria 20 $86,600 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ics Global Soft Inc 186 $86,164 87.74%
Hess Corporation 186 $112,233 87.74%
Broken Hill Proprietary Usa Inc 186 $131,838 88.15%
Tnp Systems Llc 186 $73,353 88.15%
8k Miles Health Cloud Inc 185 $65,285 87.68%
Management Health Systems Inc 184 $63,132 87.20%
First Object Inc 184 $67,603 87.20%
The University Of Texas Medical Branch 184 $50,088 87.20%
The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 184 $58,514 87.62%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 184 $86,478 88.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parvizian Fine Oriental Rugs Inc 12 $26,277 30.77%
Elite Innovative Solutions Inc 12 $107,994 30.77%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 12 $110,162 30.77%
Maruthi Technologies Inc 12 $104,912 30.77%
Emcare Inc 12 $71,852 30.77%
Gartner Inc 12 $111,973 31.58%
Conglomerateit Llc 12 $95,479 31.58%
Databricks Inc 12 $111,765 31.58%
Dpr Construction A General Partnership 12 $94,484 31.58%
Singular Analysts Inc 12 $89,769 31.58%

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