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 %
Slri Solutions Llc	38	$94,638	90.48%
Petabyte Technologies Inc	38	$65,249	90.48%
Cyberonics Inc	38	$82,224	90.48%
Saggezza Inc	38	$100,998	90.48%
Baker Engineering And Risk Consultants Inc	38	$77,401	90.48%
Tekmark Global Solutions Llc	38	$77,644	90.48%
Gooyah Technologies Inc	38	$82,514	90.48%
Alice Tech Solutions Llc	38	$82,131	90.48%
Cryptocurrency Technologies Llc	38	$90,646	90.48%
Swiftwin Solutions Inc	37	$89,996	88.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Geometrica Inc	2	$61,506	33.33%
Gotera Inc	2	$72,894	33.33%
Aj Prosper Inc Dba China Harbor	2	$25,584	33.33%
Kenneth Cook Farms	2	$22,422	33.33%
Achm Enterprises Group Inc	2	$54,756	33.33%
Lazard Freres Co Llc	2	$155,553	33.33%
Oncology Services International	2	$103,605	33.33%
Paton Engineers And Constructors	2	$107,412	33.33%
Core Technology Services Inc	2	$66,976	33.33%
Abe Food Inc	2	$22,610	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$119,673	100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing	2	$70,741	100.00%
Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting And Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing	2	$67,662	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills	2	$67,288	100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$48,942	100.00%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing	2	$67,174	100.00%
Appliance Repair And Maintenance	2	$95,140	100.00%
Temporary Shelters	2	$28,444	100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services	2	$86,070	100.00%
Department Stores	2	$79,373	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.