| Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 737,653 | 89.40% | $83,642 | H-1B |
| 70,458 | 8.54% | $108,072 | PERM |
| 8,917 | 1.08% | $26,368 | H-2A |
| 8,047 | 0.98% | $103,279 | E-3 Australian |
As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 825,075 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 737,653 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.40% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 70,458 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.54% of Texas's total visas.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 421 | $56,432 | 89.19% |
| Financial Quantitative Analysts | 420 | $70,338 | 89.17% |
| Credit Analysts | 409 | $58,909 | 88.15% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 405 | $58,062 | 88.24% |
| Computer User Support Specialists | 391 | $45,533 | 86.12% |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 383 | $64,741 | 85.87% |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 380 | $85,658 | 85.39% |
| Family and General Practitioners | 364 | $130,432 | 82.17% |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | 352 | $43,621 | 80.73% |
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 351 | $47,920 | 82.59% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants | 55 | $58,979 | 40.74% |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 55 | $21,374 | 40.74% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 51 | $63,072 | 37.78% |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 51 | $41,928 | 38.35% |
| Graphic Designers | 50 | $41,138 | 37.88% |
| Childcare Workers | 50 | $20,190 | 38.46% |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 48 | $18,304 | 37.21% |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 47 | $71,769 | 36.72% |
| Engineers, All Other | 47 | $103,581 | 37.30% |
| Instructional Coordinators | 47 | $48,090 | 38.21% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30,008 | $123,338 | 50.36% |
| Mexico | 2,970 | $106,169 | 41.77% |
| China | 1,738 | $78,289 | 47.09% |
| Canada | 1,008 | $94,285 | 43.02% |
| Pakistan | 989 | $55,045 | 46.63% |
| Nepal | 781 | $63,878 | 38.08% |
| South Korea | 771 | $41,915 | 50.20% |
| Philippines | 667 | $1,065,077 | 43.91% |
| Brazil | 435 | $74,240 | 43.20% |
| Venezuela | 390 | $81,612 | 42.62% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infolob Solutions Inc | 338 | $70,476 | 88.95% |
| Software Global Ltd | 338 | $63,182 | 89.42% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 337 | $95,487 | 89.39% |
| Maxotech Solutions Llc | 336 | $79,457 | 89.60% |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc | 334 | $118,407 | 89.07% |
| Jdc Healthcare Pllc | 333 | $116,952 | 89.04% |
| Honeywell International Inc | 332 | $96,659 | 88.77% |
| Intellisoft Technologies Inc | 331 | $70,226 | 88.50% |
| Infogain Corporation | 331 | $83,849 | 88.74% |
| The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 331 | $47,069 | 89.22% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence J Mokry | 9 | $26,159 | 100.00% |
| Friesen Hay Inc | 9 | $26,920 | 100.00% |
| Pacifica Personnel Inc | 9 | $29,065 | 100.00% |
| Fischers Honey Farm Inc | 9 | $21,889 | 100.00% |
| Carl Kara Hoelscher Farm | 9 | $25,559 | 100.00% |
| Patsy A Anderton | 9 | $26,088 | 100.00% |
| Mark Tomlinson Farms | 9 | $26,032 | 100.00% |
| Altman Specialty Plants Llc Tx | 9 | $28,810 | 100.00% |
| Liberty 3h Ranch Ltd | 9 | $27,003 | 100.00% |
| Northstar Ag | 9 | $24,331 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zirlen Technologies Inc | 27 | $111,902 | 36.00% |
| Primoris Systems Llc | 27 | $104,897 | 36.00% |
| Transcend It Solutions | 27 | $108,872 | 36.00% |
| Sungard Consulting Services Llc | 26 | $113,859 | 35.14% |
| Pacific Northern Inc | 26 | $57,065 | 35.14% |
| Om Tek Inc | 26 | $95,646 | 35.14% |
| Bdo Usa Llp | 26 | $96,377 | 35.14% |
| Samsung Research America Inc | 26 | $103,110 | 35.14% |
| Irisndt Inc | 26 | $79,758 | 35.14% |
| Crowd Software Consulting Llc | 26 | $87,462 | 35.62% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Banking | 3,720 | $104,401 | 90.07% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 3,583 | $77,515 | 90.09% |
| Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | 3,132 | $87,000 | 81.12% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 3,128 | $89,363 | 83.41% |
| Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 3,123 | $82,732 | 88.42% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 2,901 | $92,946 | 86.03% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 2,612 | $121,222 | 89.54% |
| All Other Financial Investment Activities | 2,543 | $103,723 | 87.90% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 2,498 | $129,926 | 91.17% |
| Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 2,343 | $84,295 | 86.39% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Ginning | 113 | $29,414 | 100.00% |
| Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 108 | $26,871 | 100.00% |
| Other Grain Farming | 81 | $27,027 | 100.00% |
| All Other Crop Farming | 75 | $27,903 | 100.00% |
| All Other Animal Production | 69 | $26,481 | 100.00% |
| Animal Production And Aquaculture | 63 | $26,326 | 100.00% |
| Crop Production | 62 | $28,649 | 100.00% |
| Potato Farming | 56 | $28,268 | 100.00% |
| Cattle Feedlots | 55 | $29,776 | 100.00% |
| Wheat Farming | 51 | $28,114 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 811 | $96,609 | 100.00% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 773 | $1,447,011 | 100.00% |
| Temporary Help Services | 744 | $1,553,998 | 100.00% |
| Management Consulting Services | 744 | $99,812 | 100.00% |
| Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 729 | $107,792 | 100.00% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 712 | $372,380 | 100.00% |
| Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | 707 | $91,761 | 100.00% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 699 | $116,235 | 100.00% |
| Limited Service Restaurants | 674 | $21,874 | 100.00% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 637 | $543,854 | 100.00% |
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 $83,642. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.