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 %
Software Developers, Applications 127,954 $90,316 91.76%
Computer Systems Analysts 81,562 $73,746 92.38%
Computer Programmers 47,486 $62,011 88.65%
Computer Occupations, All Other 30,609 $77,653 93.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 17,775 $95,354 91.25%
Management Analysts 10,086 $81,295 90.13%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 10,072 $70,297 91.26%
Mechanical Engineers 9,583 $80,795 88.10%
Accountants and Auditors 9,294 $59,014 90.68%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9,101 $101,751 90.11%
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%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cosmetology And Barber Schools 1 $47,923 100.00%
Other Gasoline Stations 1 $70,886 100.00%
Stationery Product Manufacturing 1 $97,989 100.00%
Historical Sites 1 $95,347 100.00%
Beer Wine And Liquor Retailers 1 $45,573 100.00%
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing 1 $133,952 100.00%
Frozen Cakes Pies And Other Pastries Manufacturing 1 $32,712 100.00%
Furniture Retailers 1 $38,397 100.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $93,995 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Retailers 1 $128,690 100.00%

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