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 %
United Kingdom 305 $105,831 43.57%
Vietnam 262 $49,425 41.92%
Zimbabwe 260 $36,629 44.67%
Taiwan 255 $71,471 44.19%
Colombia 239 $79,329 43.85%
South Africa 208 $50,201 38.45%
Nigeria 183 $78,549 41.88%
Turkey 180 $70,390 41.47%
Bangladesh 177 $64,479 43.38%
Iran 160 $62,957 45.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saxon Global Inc 407 $70,697 87.53%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 401 $107,388 86.42%
Infosmart Systems Inc 401 $51,470 87.17%
Erp Analysts Inc 400 $87,834 87.34%
Cbre Inc 398 $98,793 86.90%
Southwest Airlines Co 396 $111,862 87.22%
Meta Platforms Inc 395 $121,566 87.20%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 394 $89,189 87.75%
Veritis Group Inc 394 $67,033 88.74%
Anveta Inc 393 $70,691 89.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Santander Consumer Usa Inc 34 $94,684 37.78%
Appstek Inc 33 $117,032 36.67%
Mansai Inc 33 $83,693 36.67%
Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District 33 $40,717 37.08%
Gemalto Inc 32 $88,661 35.96%
Visual Bi Solutions 32 $103,202 35.96%
Lifesize Inc 32 $109,736 36.36%
Sernas Trucking 32 $32,348 36.78%
E Computer Technologies Inc 32 $81,781 36.78%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 31 $80,434 36.05%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 15 $71,759 83.33%
All Other Pipeline Transportation 15 $64,293 83.33%
Building Material And Supplies Dealers 15 $82,423 83.33%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 15 $55,540 83.33%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing 15 $91,255 83.33%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 15 $64,791 83.33%
Cheese Manufacturing 15 $87,881 88.24%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 15 $86,918 88.24%
Industrial Sand Mining 15 $69,422 88.24%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 15 $78,753 88.24%
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.

State Avg Wage