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 %
Texas Am Engineering Experiment Station Part Of Tamus Engineering Pr 44 $45,267 89.80%
Sterling 5 Inc 44 $70,524 89.80%
Systel Inc Of Delaware 44 $73,433 89.80%
Baker Hughes A Ge Company Llc 44 $102,315 89.80%
Insys Group Inc 44 $92,581 89.80%
Westlake Chemical Corporation 44 $108,482 89.80%
Aramco Services Company 44 $100,247 89.80%
Wiley College 44 $34,114 89.80%
3s Network Inc 44 $49,975 89.80%
Hewitt Associates Llc 44 $65,272 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ls Applicators 1 $26,354 100.00%
Weldon Blackwelder 1 $20,342 100.00%
Tumbleweed Farms Inc 1 $28,870 100.00%
Kelvin Ollinger 1 $21,528 100.00%
Fischer And Weiser Specialty Foods Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Silhan Land And Cattle Llc 1 $22,589 100.00%
Animal Farm 1 $19,282 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc Tx Cdl 1 $25,438 100.00%
Double J Trucking 1 $32,344 100.00%
Brazos Citrus 1 $19,765 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Geophysical Services Inc 2 $98,124 28.57%
Resource Integrators Llc 2 $88,494 28.57%
Starmount Inc 2 $95,472 28.57%
Duke Marine Technical Services Usa 2 $154,482 28.57%
Gac Energy And Marine Services Llc 2 $60,206 28.57%
On Target Internet Solutions I Lp 2 $31,013 28.57%
Intelligent Contacts Inc 2 $96,179 28.57%
Smartvault Corporation 2 $111,166 28.57%
Tpc Group 2 $108,961 28.57%
Om Trading Inc Dba Om Produce 2 $68,360 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 2,086 $72,611 80.08%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists 1,819 $68,069 87.62%
Temporary Help Services 1,606 $90,259 86.72%
Oil And Gas Extraction 1,577 $110,553 91.05%
Software Publishers 1,573 $111,218 97.28%
Credit Card Issuing 1,490 $93,842 93.01%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services 1,336 $80,481 87.26%
Consumer Lending 1,311 $101,525 88.40%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,293 $85,904 88.38%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,286 $90,963 88.87%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 44 $26,584 100.00%
Corn Farming 44 $30,452 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 41 $28,971 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 41 $31,365 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 40 $28,432 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 38 $28,225 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 35 $28,153 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 33 $27,382 100.00%
Other Animal Production 29 $27,658 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 28 $22,369 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 577 $105,034 100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 545 $85,007 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 488 $37,515 100.00%
Janitorial Services 487 $20,882 100.00%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 466 $98,695 100.00%
Commercial Banking 463 $92,665 100.00%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 450 $73,873 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 380 $35,781 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 368 $87,776 100.00%
Cotton Farming 315 $27,329 100.00%

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