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 %
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	397	$55,698	89.21%
Computer User Support Specialists	391	$45,533	87.87%
Credit Analysts	384	$57,737	88.07%
Computer Network Support Specialists	383	$64,741	89.28%
Training and Development Specialists	368	$58,224	86.59%
Family and General Practitioners	365	$130,597	86.70%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	362	$84,934	86.81%
Pediatricians, General	351	$128,867	86.24%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	341	$43,099	85.68%
Public Relations Specialists	325	$41,957	83.55%

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 %
Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District	44	$40,160	89.80%
Hewitt Associates Llc	44	$65,272	89.80%
Systel Inc Of Delaware	44	$73,433	89.80%
Prolim Consulting Inc	44	$87,813	89.80%
Baker Hughes A Ge Company Llc	44	$102,315	89.80%
Insys Group Inc	44	$92,581	89.80%
Westlake Chemical Corporation	44	$108,482	89.80%
3s Network Inc	44	$49,975	89.80%
Softpath System Llc	44	$69,150	89.80%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc	44	$54,066	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Asma Business Inc Dba Johns Countryette	2	$53,695	28.57%
Shin Jeong Investment Inc	2	$20,572	28.57%
Mgb Trader International Inc	2	$42,412	28.57%
Om Trading Inc Dba Om Produce	2	$68,360	28.57%
Orion Engineered Carbons Llc	2	$91,198	28.57%
Smartvault Corporation	2	$111,166	28.57%
Geostock Us Llc	2	$87,121	28.57%
Permian Premier Health Services	2	$93,645	28.57%
Resource Integrators Llc	2	$88,494	28.57%
Global Geophysical Services Inc	2	$98,124	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Real Estate Appraisers	21	$52,466	87.50%
Other Warehousing And Storage	21	$94,116	87.50%
Photographic Film Paper Plate Chemical And Copy Toner Manufacturing	21	$96,562	87.50%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	21	$79,472	87.50%
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing	21	$71,258	87.50%
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	21	$73,079	87.50%
Metal Can Manufacturing	20	$86,071	83.33%
Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing	20	$68,210	83.33%
Other Sound Recording Industries	20	$98,188	83.33%
Other Personal Care Services	20	$73,952	83.33%

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.