We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
661,428 87.46% $80,557 H-1B
78,891 10.43% $105,695 PERM
8,492 1.12% $19,535 H-2A
7,429 0.98% $101,578 E-3 Australian

As of May 2022, Texas has seen a total of 756,240 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 661,428 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.46% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 78,891 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.43% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 146,848 $92,092 92.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 79,733 $73,952 92.89%
Computer Programmers 46,389 $61,802 89.29%
Computer Occupations, All Other 29,682 $77,492 93.46%
Software Developers, Systems Software 18,881 $97,695 92.73%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 10,712 $71,006 91.15%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 9,996 $84,363 94.04%
Mechanical Engineers 9,268 $80,437 89.32%
Database Administrators 8,589 $76,698 92.02%
Management Analysts 8,004 $80,786 92.60%
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 26,580 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2022 with 108,592 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 35,616 $118,032 63.14%
Mexico 3,522 $97,908 49.64%
China 2,205 $77,140 59.07%
Pakistan 1,176 $56,725 51.49%
Canada 1,154 $94,285 56.05%
South Korea 982 $50,948 47.79%
Nepal 717 $74,556 59.80%
Brazil 603 $79,520 53.22%
Philippines 514 $1,372,862 50.84%
Venezuela 479 $80,846 50.10%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 26,741 $76,788 99.59%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 16,184 $70,295 99.47%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 11,029 $90,850 97.80%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8,926 $89,266 98.63%
Hcl America Inc 8,154 $81,044 95.77%
Wipro Limited 7,893 $74,734 95.44%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,449 $79,962 98.94%
Accenture Llp 7,018 $84,510 98.32%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Capgemini America Inc 4,166 $92,331 92.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 269,602 $77,759 92.40%
Computer Systems Design Services 38,941 $84,211 93.06%
Engineering Services 22,458 $81,247 76.24%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 22,040 $50,146 85.56%
Other Computer Related Services 14,114 $76,509 89.67%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 11,031 $45,888 85.01%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 9,255 $75,230 96.51%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 8,861 $93,842 95.42%
Software Publishers 6,052 $96,673 90.13%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 5,984 $97,926 91.21%

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 $80,557. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.

State Avg Wage