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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Purchasing Managers 55 $109,001 41.35%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $89,285 40.77%
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 51 $41,928 39.84%
Training and Development Specialists 50 $62,992 39.06%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 48 $18,304 37.50%
Computer Network Support Specialists 47 $71,769 37.30%
Engineers, All Other 46 $103,039 37.40%
Instructional Coordinators 46 $48,021 37.70%
Graphic Designers 45 $41,071 37.19%
Clergy 44 $37,215 36.67%
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 %
Nartal Systems Inc 79 $79,438 87.78%
General Motors Company 79 $99,890 87.78%
Apogee Medical Group Texas Pa 79 $124,580 87.78%
Tektronix Texas Llc 79 $56,310 87.78%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 79 $100,187 87.78%
Aptiva Corp 79 $77,338 87.78%
Daman Inc 79 $111,611 87.78%
University Of Texas At Dallas 79 $64,529 87.78%
Frontier Technologies Llc 79 $74,122 87.78%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 79 $83,261 87.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contempo Builder Llc 5 $48,868 35.71%
Utec Survey Inc 5 $91,054 35.71%
Berry Appleman Leiden Llp 5 $92,794 35.71%
Li Rising Llc 5 $60,607 35.71%
Vertex Us Holdings Inc 5 $99,307 35.71%
Nthrive 5 $100,173 35.71%
Citigroup Energy Inc 4 $100,033 28.57%
Monarch Pcm Llc 4 $56,025 28.57%
Tracer Construction Llc 4 $90,074 28.57%
Sun Action Trackers 4 $98,665 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 15 $71,759 83.33%
All Other Pipeline Transportation 15 $64,293 83.33%
Building Material And Supplies Dealers 15 $82,423 83.33%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 15 $55,540 83.33%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing 15 $91,255 83.33%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 15 $64,791 83.33%
Cheese Manufacturing 15 $87,881 88.24%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 15 $86,918 88.24%
Industrial Sand Mining 15 $69,422 88.24%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 15 $78,753 88.24%
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.

State Avg Wage