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 %
Azerbaijan 7 $86,024 43.75%
Mongolia 6 $65,833 37.50%
Libya 6 $102,204 40.00%
St Lucia 6 $65,330 40.00%
Morocco 6 $78,115 42.86%
Switzerland 6 $90,278 42.86%
Tunisia 5 $93,289 38.46%
Montenegro 5 $36,517 38.46%
Georgia 5 $110,257 41.67%
Kyrgyzstan 5 $50,603 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cloud Revolute Inc 113 $86,587 88.98%
Prolifics Inc 112 $82,726 88.89%
Innova Solutions Inc 112 $103,201 88.89%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 112 $70,219 88.89%
Cloudpoint Systems Inc 112 $67,828 88.89%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 112 $81,081 88.89%
Hollerith It Solutions Llc 112 $87,714 88.89%
Grandison Management Inc 111 $68,023 88.10%
Ascendant Technology Llc 111 $79,767 88.10%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 111 $85,635 88.10%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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