We now have Quarter 2 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 2 PERM visa FY 2023 data.

Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
687,888 86.65% $81,302 H-1B
89,679 11.30% $103,979 PERM
8,492 1.07% $19,535 H-2A
7,772 0.98% $101,973 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 793,831 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 687,888 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.65% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 89,679 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.30% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 147,093 $92,117 92.72%
Computer Systems Analysts 79,763 $73,962 92.87%
Computer Programmers 46,409 $61,812 89.28%
Computer Occupations, All Other 29,696 $77,498 93.45%
Software Developers, Systems Software 18,922 $97,718 92.46%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 10,719 $71,012 91.06%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 10,036 $84,388 92.68%
Mechanical Engineers 9,437 $80,706 90.44%
Database Administrators 8,594 $76,714 91.90%
Management Analysts 8,207 $81,229 92.65%
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 115,702 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 19,350 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 43,114 $115,042 62.44%
Mexico 4,357 $89,003 50.33%
China 2,621 $77,980 58.99%
Pakistan 1,393 $55,568 51.46%
Canada 1,376 $94,428 55.71%
South Korea 1,083 $50,939 51.74%
Nepal 930 $75,222 61.43%
Brazil 747 $76,331 58.13%
Philippines 568 $1,249,293 46.07%
Venezuela 557 $79,379 50.96%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 27,334 $77,132 99.59%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 16,878 $70,803 99.46%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 11,731 $91,444 97.69%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 9,181 $90,330 98.67%
Hcl America Inc 8,533 $81,495 98.32%
Ernst Young Us Llp 8,281 $81,051 95.72%
Wipro Limited 8,058 $74,799 96.04%
Accenture Llp 7,134 $84,839 98.32%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Capgemini America Inc 4,335 $92,789 95.63%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 278,437 $78,283 92.44%
Computer Systems Design Services 40,849 $85,032 93.10%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 22,943 $50,315 74.75%
Engineering Services 22,901 $81,546 87.17%
Other Computer Related Services 14,511 $77,199 89.65%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 11,286 $46,081 85.16%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 10,139 $76,514 96.52%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 9,235 $94,968 95.40%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services 6,590 $91,380 92.22%
Software Publishers 6,396 $97,642 90.16%

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 $81,302. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $101,912.

State Avg Wage