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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
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 %
Nextgen Solutions Inc	46	$82,463	90.20%
Us Tech Solutions Inc	46	$66,766	90.20%
Bitsofcode Software Systems Inc	46	$54,965	90.20%
Qcentum Technologies Llc	46	$75,810	90.20%
Childrens Medical Center Of Dallas	46	$75,111	90.20%
Wichita Falls Independent School District	46	$44,467	90.20%
I3 Infotek Inc	46	$84,897	90.20%
Mch Professional Care	46	$165,027	90.20%
Logitechnica Llc	46	$56,810	90.20%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company	46	$91,589	90.20%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Perla Dental Of Grand Prairie	2	$166,400	28.57%
Brasscraft Manufacturing	2	$101,046	28.57%
Nandini Kohli Md Pa	2	$173,264	28.57%
Purchasing Management International Lp	2	$67,892	28.57%
Fwt Llc	2	$48,402	28.57%
Aesthetic And Healthy Smile Pa	2	$103,709	28.57%
Midland Central Llc	2	$75,026	28.57%
New A Malik Inc	2	$42,619	28.57%
Bland Farms Llc	2	$49,879	28.57%
Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Housing And Education Corp	2	$48,103	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Health Care Services	772	$63,919	82.57%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	760	$91,506	81.72%
Offices Of Physicians	758	$129,130	86.33%
Insurance Carriers	730	$87,798	87.32%
Satellite Telecommunications	693	$113,275	86.63%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	683	$87,822	87.01%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	657	$92,836	89.02%
Professional Employer Organizations	655	$94,324	89.97%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells	644	$96,335	89.20%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	602	$84,252	86.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	14	$26,804	100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	14	$26,505	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	13	$28,787	100.00%
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems	13	$27,378	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	13	$25,813	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	12	$27,413	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	11	$25,597	100.00%
Wineries	11	$25,962	100.00%
Goat Farming	11	$23,369	100.00%
Floriculture Production	9	$24,960	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	63	$87,039	26.25%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	63	$92,699	28.38%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	60	$77,294	29.41%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	59	$54,863	29.95%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	58	$66,994	29.59%
Sports And Recreation Instruction	55	$41,618	28.35%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	55	$44,723	28.50%
Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing	54	$57,116	28.27%
Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities	54	$96,920	28.27%
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing	53	$82,798	28.04%

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.