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 %
Instructional Coordinators 282 $53,128 80.11%
Logistics Analysts 281 $65,750 83.63%
Speech-Language Pathologists 278 $57,968 85.28%
Managers, All Other 273 $100,552 84.00%
Landscape Architects 273 $49,820 85.85%
Microbiologists 270 $42,158 85.44%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 263 $42,143 83.49%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 263 $88,573 84.03%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 261 $55,083 83.39%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 260 $39,046 84.14%
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 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 %
Ksoft Systems Inc 54 $68,932 90.00%
Idhasoft Inc 54 $55,064 90.00%
Ariston Tek Inc 54 $75,840 90.00%
Dpr Construction A General Partnership 54 $81,857 90.00%
N1 Solutions Llc 54 $83,011 90.00%
Cherish Technologies Inc 54 $90,980 90.00%
Staffbee Solutions Inc 54 $94,342 90.00%
Ram Tek Communications Llc 54 $84,468 90.00%
Software Bloc Llc 54 $86,874 90.00%
Atlassian Us Inc 54 $123,772 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leighton J Donnell Dba Lowe Donnell Cattle Compan 1 $14,400 100.00%
Spinks Farms 1 $20,342 100.00%
Neill Woodward 1 $21,687 100.00%
A B Crawfish Farms 1 $30,930 100.00%
Maldonado Landscape Irrigation Ltd 1 $26,354 100.00%
Derrick Jenkin Farms 1 $20,800 100.00%
Riggs Family Farm 1 $32,344 100.00%
B R Irrigation 1 $22,880 100.00%
Olivas Transport Services Inc 1 $23,192 100.00%
Bruton Aerial Spraying 1 $25,438 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotiviti Inc 3 $99,875 37.50%
Dbr Engineering Consultants Inc 3 $81,952 37.50%
Pieces Technologies Inc 3 $88,670 37.50%
Dae Associates Dba Geotech Engineering Testing 3 $101,109 37.50%
Allegro Development Corporation 3 $80,767 37.50%
Vista Equity Partners Management Llc 3 $94,439 37.50%
Titlemax Of Texas Inc 3 $118,830 37.50%
Veolia North America Llc 3 $116,668 37.50%
Vectorsoft Llc 3 $118,179 37.50%
Citronit Inc 3 $88,455 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 113 $29,414 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 108 $26,871 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 81 $27,027 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 75 $27,903 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 69 $26,481 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 63 $26,326 100.00%
Crop Production 62 $28,649 100.00%
Potato Farming 56 $28,268 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 55 $29,776 100.00%
Wheat Farming 51 $28,114 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 811 $96,609 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 773 $1,447,011 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 744 $1,553,998 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 744 $99,812 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 729 $107,792 100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 712 $372,380 100.00%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 707 $91,761 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 699 $116,235 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 674 $21,874 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 637 $543,854 100.00%

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