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 %
Houston Independent School District	871	$48,015	90.35%
Quest Global Services Na Inc	869	$78,382	92.94%
Delta System Software Inc	857	$67,451	92.65%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	832	$93,452	89.95%
Att Services Inc	832	$110,137	91.03%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc	821	$88,091	90.62%
Kpmg Llp	807	$78,203	89.27%
The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center	803	$51,991	89.72%
Pvr America Inc	798	$60,366	90.27%
Rackspace Us Inc	779	$86,766	90.69%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lucid Technologies Inc	74	$82,368	40.22%
Techgene Solutions Llc	73	$83,618	39.89%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc	72	$125,609	40.68%
International Technologies Pro Llc Dba Iq Techpros	71	$95,044	40.57%
Info Keys Inc	71	$98,390	40.80%
Xtglobalinc	71	$105,383	41.28%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc	70	$112,609	41.67%
Landscape Art Inc	70	$23,367	41.67%
Epsilon Data Management Llc	70	$100,569	41.67%
Dexperts Inc	70	$78,573	41.67%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sound Recording Industries	2	$95,545	66.67%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$77,896	66.67%
Community Housing Services	2	$38,844	66.67%
Support Activities For Metal Mining	2	$57,907	66.67%
Automobile Driving Schools	2	$55,588	66.67%
Savings Institutions And Other Depository Credit Intermediation	2	$112,258	66.67%
Police Protection	2	$60,453	66.67%
Bed And Breakfast Inns	2	$39,749	66.67%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,091	66.67%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing	2	$53,976	66.67%

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.