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 %
Laos 1 $17,306 50.00%
Benin 1 $78,478 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $79,394 50.00%
Suriname 1 $41,288 50.00%
Maldives 1 $130,208 50.00%
Burundi 1 $30,992 50.00%
Guyana 1 $56,210 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 3,735 $79,672 85.86%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,675 $107,639 85.50%
Ibm Corporation 3,557 $85,959 88.55%
Ibm India Private Limited 3,480 $71,759 90.44%
Mphasis Corporation 3,166 $70,415 95.13%
Amazoncom Services Llc 3,150 $90,498 95.69%
Dallas Independent School District 3,081 $49,551 95.15%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,969 $71,964 96.30%
Amazon Web Services Inc 2,697 $88,124 95.07%
Apple Inc 2,652 $113,609 96.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rackspace Us Inc 254 $95,884 34.19%
Arm Inc 226 $105,471 30.54%
Google Llc 223 $91,810 35.57%
Inovant Llc 202 $99,412 32.32%
Kastech Solutions Llc 188 $88,386 32.14%
Atos Syntel Inc 177 $119,140 33.78%
Salesforcecom 175 $103,622 34.25%
Cggveritas Services Us Inc 168 $52,288 34.43%
Indeed Inc 168 $78,344 35.97%
Servesys Corporation 156 $92,113 34.98%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 3 $26,575 100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $27,986 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 2 $25,896 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 2 $28,777 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $27,102 100.00%
Other Aquaculture 2 $27,612 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,647 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 2 $27,612 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 2 $25,438 100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers 2 $27,612 100.00%

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