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 %
Armenia 11 $67,512 45.83%
Austria 11 $90,769 47.83%
Nicaragua 10 $69,634 45.45%
Belgium 10 $72,983 47.62%
Turkmenistan 10 $55,805 47.62%
Saudi Arabia 10 $75,373 47.62%
Palestine 10 $31,743 47.62%
Kosovo 10 $37,475 50.00%
Czech Republic 10 $70,562 50.00%
Iraq 9 $76,581 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United Services Automobile Association 193 $110,245 88.53%
Visual Technologies Llc 193 $87,472 88.53%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 192 $90,930 88.48%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 192 $64,081 88.48%
Sabre Inc 192 $75,973 88.48%
Cynosure Technologies Llc 191 $71,436 88.43%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc 191 $121,855 88.43%
Ppd Development Lp 191 $78,087 88.43%
Collabera Inc 191 $91,979 88.43%
Experian Information Solutions Inc 191 $106,119 88.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macquarie Holdings Usa Inc 13 $103,993 31.71%
Continental Airlines Inc 13 $63,104 31.71%
Sabre Communications Corporation 13 $86,555 31.71%
Apache Corporation 13 $131,533 31.71%
Wiley College 13 $31,844 31.71%
University Of Houston Victoria 13 $45,486 31.71%
Energized For Stem Academy Inc 13 $50,633 31.71%
Bave Technologies Inc 13 $75,469 31.71%
Ventyx Inc 13 $82,673 32.50%
Pas Inc 13 $98,917 32.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Packing And Crating 12 $60,337 85.71%
All Other General Merchandise Retailers 12 $119,428 85.71%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 12 $55,937 85.71%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries 11 $78,267 78.57%
Hog And Pig Farming 11 $35,751 78.57%
Carpet And Rug Mills 11 $111,596 78.57%
Ambulance Services 11 $79,504 78.57%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 11 $64,724 84.62%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 11 $103,020 84.62%
Specialized Freight Trucking 11 $58,024 84.62%
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