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 119,559 $90,469 91.87%
Computer Systems Analysts 73,485 $73,089 92.51%
Computer Programmers 42,891 $61,322 88.63%
Computer Occupations, All Other 26,886 $76,835 93.05%
Software Developers, Systems Software 14,389 $96,348 90.50%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 9,555 $70,166 90.51%
Mechanical Engineers 8,712 $80,748 86.45%
Management Analysts 8,040 $81,516 92.62%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 7,539 $82,961 90.38%
Accountants and Auditors 7,514 $58,944 92.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
India 27,075 $125,137 51.02%
Mexico 2,686 $111,220 42.55%
China 1,602 $77,369 47.96%
Canada 905 $94,063 43.24%
Pakistan 859 $56,053 41.88%
South Korea 771 $41,915 41.92%
Nepal 630 $64,395 51.18%
Brazil 389 $74,672 31.65%
Philippines 380 $1,835,273 43.38%
Venezuela 359 $82,316 42.69%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 27,665 $77,291 99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 16,570 $70,484 99.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 11,557 $91,444 98.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8,774 $89,461 98.63%
Wipro Limited 8,078 $74,717 93.03%
Hcl America Inc 8,075 $80,333 98.61%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,629 $81,449 98.43%
Accenture Llp 7,071 $84,743 98.18%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Capgemini America Inc 4,206 $92,709 95.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 914 $101,623 4.86%
Dell Usa Lp 743 $92,978 8.26%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc 511 $16,816 38.83%
Ernst Young Us Llp 488 $105,053 49.90%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 373 $101,504 39.35%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 324 $93,953 34.18%
Amazoncom Services Llc 310 $96,117 33.92%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc 297 $16,840 36.85%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc 282 $33,335 35.70%
Hewlett Packard Company 264 $83,741 34.06%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 271,128 $78,337 92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services 38,977 $85,144 92.96%
Engineering Services 21,251 $81,131 82.61%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 18,080 $50,793 73.56%
Other Computer Related Services 13,954 $77,657 89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 10,319 $46,233 84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 9,414 $76,775 96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 8,418 $94,296 95.19%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services 5,874 $91,601 91.78%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 5,768 $98,750 90.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 305 $25,451 48.64%
Sheep Farming 238 $19,610 52.89%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 183 $27,414 56.13%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 121 $24,416 37.23%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 89 $26,050 29.18%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 86 $25,532 36.13%
Cotton Farming 43 $26,330 23.50%
Potato Farming 40 $26,677 33.06%
Tree Nut Farming 29 $27,771 31.52%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $23,518 28.09%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 32,129 $106,373 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 22,702 $78,528 100.00%
Engineering Services 4,719 $94,755 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,465 $52,052 76.82%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 1,569 $158,367 49.87%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,226 $99,315 49.74%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations 1,043 $105,343 61.97%
Gasoline Stations With Convenience Stores 1,009 $48,930 64.31%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services 987 $93,288 75.98%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 895 $88,946 72.88%

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