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 %
Homeawaycom Inc 225 $98,598 87.89%
Fis Management Services Llc 225 $98,545 88.24%
Niche Software Solutions Inc 225 $64,005 88.24%
Kennedy International Software Inc 225 $66,340 88.58%
Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 225 $85,865 88.93%
Quest It Solutions Inc 224 $89,426 88.54%
Software Professionals Inc 224 $83,394 88.89%
Pepsico Inc 223 $105,815 88.49%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 223 $74,565 88.49%
Tiger Analytics Inc 223 $89,234 89.56%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rivercreek Ranch 7 $27,082 100.00%
Goatscaping Llc 6 $22,781 100.00%
Jerome F Hoelscher Inc 6 $24,658 100.00%
David Vickie Moore Farm 6 $29,657 100.00%
Mixer Center 6 $28,382 100.00%
Chris B Stelzer 6 $27,231 100.00%
Hill Country Bluebonnet Ranch 6 $20,824 100.00%
Oquinn Cattle Company Llc 6 $19,795 100.00%
Kiehne Centerfire Cattle Co 6 $15,302 100.00%
Sca Properties 6 $27,845 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arthur Lawrence Us Llc 16 $82,759 33.33%
Fair Isaac Corporation 16 $112,452 33.33%
Virtuous Tek Inc 16 $108,347 33.33%
Moonitsolutions Inc 16 $94,273 33.33%
Lavsun Technologies Inc 16 $91,950 33.33%
Pioneer Global Inc 16 $99,868 33.33%
Ericsson Smart Factory Inc 16 $103,886 33.33%
Tech It Solutions Inc 16 $90,553 33.33%
Horkus Solutions Inc 16 $107,815 33.33%
Tek Spikes Llc 16 $94,548 33.33%

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