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
737,653 89.40% $83,642 H-1B
70,458 8.54% $108,072 PERM
8,917 1.08% $26,368 H-2A
8,047 0.98% $103,279 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 825,075 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 737,653 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.40% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 70,458 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.54% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bioinformatics Scientists 350 $58,131 83.33%
Pediatricians, General 350 $128,840 83.93%
Public Relations Specialists 343 $42,301 84.28%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 334 $55,154 83.50%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 326 $52,478 82.53%
Actuaries 311 $84,545 80.99%
Chief Executives 300 $187,540 78.53%
Veterinarians 295 $88,335 79.09%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 292 $49,212 78.92%
Purchasing Managers 283 $99,809 80.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $55,182 38.21%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 46 $46,851 37.40%
Clergy 46 $37,163 38.33%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 46 $24,327 39.32%
Veterinarians 44 $83,073 37.93%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 44 $39,192 38.26%
Financial Specialists, All Other 44 $70,453 38.26%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 42 $50,646 36.84%
Computer User Support Specialists 41 $58,982 35.96%
Pediatricians, General 39 $114,221 35.14%
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2024 with 76,794 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 15,362 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 30,008 $123,338 50.36%
Mexico 2,970 $106,169 41.77%
China 1,738 $78,289 47.09%
Canada 1,008 $94,285 43.02%
Pakistan 989 $55,045 46.63%
Nepal 781 $63,878 38.08%
South Korea 771 $41,915 50.20%
Philippines 667 $1,065,077 43.91%
Brazil 435 $74,240 43.20%
Venezuela 390 $81,612 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Virtusa Corporation 655 $87,744 86.99%
Visa Usa Inc 644 $107,126 86.33%
Amdocs Inc 643 $88,796 87.13%
Oberon It Inc 636 $58,135 86.89%
Bp America Inc 636 $106,476 87.60%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 626 $71,662 86.70%
National Instruments Corporation 622 $77,490 86.27%
Appstek Inc 618 $84,906 87.17%
Nokia Of America Corporation 618 $98,369 87.29%
Caprus It Inc 613 $87,111 87.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Basse Orchard And Ranch Llc 12 $22,752 100.00%
Steve Jansa Farms 12 $23,596 100.00%
Bray Dan Harvesting Inc 12 $24,499 100.00%
Cuate Trucking Llc 12 $25,399 100.00%
Maples Shorthorns 12 $22,436 100.00%
Llb Ranch Ltd 12 $24,600 100.00%
Mellema Partners 12 $27,321 100.00%
Salem Operating Jv 12 $22,436 100.00%
Lone Star Growers Llc 12 $33,829 100.00%
Jackie Welch Inc 12 $26,624 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Management Systems Inc 57 $94,563 41.01%
Jnit Technologies Inc 57 $78,304 41.30%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 56 $100,089 40.88%
Intel Mobile Communications Inc 56 $92,613 41.18%
Unikon It Inc 55 $102,058 41.35%
Equinix Inc 55 $113,508 41.35%
Sira Consulting Inc 55 $104,112 41.67%
Nrg Energy Inc 54 $93,116 40.91%
Hindsight Software Solutions Inc 54 $91,252 41.22%
Tavant Technologies Inc 54 $105,788 41.22%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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 $83,642. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage