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 %
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 %
Acxiom Llc	46	$118,483	90.20%
Kla Tencor Corporation	45	$89,411	88.24%
Envisn Inc	45	$83,958	88.24%
Claims Services Group Llc	45	$118,334	88.24%
Dpr Solutions Inc	45	$98,172	88.24%
9m Solutions Inc	45	$83,339	88.24%
Csg Systems Inc Dba Csg	45	$101,160	88.24%
Echotech Software Solutions Llc	45	$86,027	88.24%
Ricefw Technologies Inc	45	$107,620	88.24%
Livanova Usa Inc	45	$99,691	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dawn Woodless	2	$1,031,836	28.57%
3tech Corporation	2	$89,690	28.57%
Linde North America Inc	2	$81,474	28.57%
Andrews Building Service Inc	2	$124,239	28.57%
Control Flow Inc	2	$65,361	28.57%
Accelerated Intermediate Academy	2	$42,590	28.57%
Jay Willard	2	$14,571	28.57%
Caldwell Companies	2	$62,754	28.57%
Hl Technologies Lp	2	$123,926	28.57%
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc	2	$79,581	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Rental Centers	79	$94,432	87.78%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing	78	$84,472	87.64%
Nonresidential Building Construction	78	$69,294	87.64%
Civic And Social Organizations	78	$49,438	87.64%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	77	$98,631	86.52%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	76	$69,776	86.36%
Air And Gas Compressor Manufacturing	75	$74,668	86.21%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	75	$71,835	87.21%
Other Support Activities For Transportation	74	$103,054	87.06%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$58,613	87.06%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Specialized Freight Trucking	2	$38,886	6.25%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading	2	$85,956	6.25%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	2	$75,764	6.25%
Laminated Plastics Plate Sheet Except Packaging And Shape Manufacturing	2	$98,873	6.25%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	2	$81,859	6.25%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing	2	$58,635	6.25%
Sand Gravel Clay And Ceramic And Refractory Minerals Mining And Quarrying	2	$69,784	6.45%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	2	$96,402	6.45%
Books Printing	2	$88,365	6.67%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	2	$87,058	6.67%

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.