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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,969 $26,686 389.90%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,719 $26,609 368.09%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,047 $26,664 248.69%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 236 $27,125 70.66%
Nursery Workers 142 $26,461 46.86%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 61 $26,151 26.87%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 56 $31,879 29.47%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 18 $26,998 14.06%
Construction Laborers 17 $30,041 14.66%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 4 $33,960 3.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 21,191 $119,689 171.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 7,795 $82,119 119.85%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,159 $91,171 71.88%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,977 $98,892 58.73%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,728 $97,627 51.58%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,213 $36,383 54.94%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,057 $81,526 51.81%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 905 $134,206 51.04%
Accountants and Auditors 845 $74,062 71.43%
Mechanical Engineers 782 $91,773 84.54%
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 %
Rwanda 3 $92,997 42.86%
Yemen 3 $35,721 42.86%
Croatia 3 $86,321 42.86%
Slovenia 3 $33,650 42.86%
Latvia 3 $101,067 42.86%
Sudan 3 $90,210 50.00%
Cyprus 3 $84,420 50.00%
Bahrain 2 $84,833 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $93,985 33.33%
Palestinian Territories 2 $68,276 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nartal Systems Inc 79 $79,438 87.78%
General Motors Company 79 $99,890 87.78%
Apogee Medical Group Texas Pa 79 $124,580 87.78%
Tektronix Texas Llc 79 $56,310 87.78%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 79 $100,187 87.78%
Aptiva Corp 79 $77,338 87.78%
Daman Inc 79 $111,611 87.78%
University Of Texas At Dallas 79 $64,529 87.78%
Frontier Technologies Llc 79 $74,122 87.78%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 79 $83,261 87.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contempo Builder Llc 5 $48,868 35.71%
Utec Survey Inc 5 $91,054 35.71%
Berry Appleman Leiden Llp 5 $92,794 35.71%
Li Rising Llc 5 $60,607 35.71%
Vertex Us Holdings Inc 5 $99,307 35.71%
Nthrive 5 $100,173 35.71%
Citigroup Energy Inc 4 $100,033 28.57%
Monarch Pcm Llc 4 $56,025 28.57%
Tracer Construction Llc 4 $90,074 28.57%
Sun Action Trackers 4 $98,665 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Building Construction 85 $61,993 87.63%
Business Associations 85 $72,811 88.54%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 $88,152 88.42%
Security Systems Services 83 $83,800 87.37%
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 83 $62,917 87.37%
Other Services Related To Advertising 81 $76,716 87.10%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 80 $33,186 86.02%
Hmo Medical Centers 80 $85,649 86.02%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 80 $68,901 86.96%
Other Individual And Family Services 79 $59,722 86.81%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 3 $84,663 8.57%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 3 $126,603 8.82%
Crop Production 3 $35,845 8.82%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 3 $116,958 9.09%
Public Finance Activities 3 $63,412 9.09%
Business Service Centers 3 $65,340 9.09%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $70,004 6.06%
Apiculture 2 $26,374 6.06%
Executive Search Services 2 $72,696 6.06%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 2 $39,853 6.06%

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