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 %
Dentists, All Other Specialists 248 $131,458 82.39%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 234 $63,379 78.52%
Urban and Regional Planners 220 $55,335 74.83%
Risk Management Specialists 214 $68,144 80.75%
Coaches and Scouts 213 $32,926 85.20%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 211 $42,279 85.43%
Soil and Plant Scientists 210 $42,110 88.24%
Food Scientists and Technologists 206 $60,469 86.55%
Pharmacists 197 $109,837 83.12%
Mathematicians 195 $55,284 82.28%
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 %
United Kingdom 326 $105,460 43.35%
Vietnam 317 $49,221 46.41%
Colombia 297 $72,445 44.66%
Taiwan 278 $71,952 43.23%
Zimbabwe 261 $36,867 41.49%
Nigeria 244 $70,297 42.29%
South Africa 223 $50,446 41.76%
Turkey 207 $69,423 42.86%
Bangladesh 194 $62,125 40.50%
Iran 170 $64,213 48.43%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 29,488 $78,343 99.59%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 18,886 $72,137 99.43%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 13,931 $92,459 98.24%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 9,438 $91,735 98.71%
Hcl America Inc 9,213 $81,738 98.57%
Ernst Young Us Llp 9,115 $84,639 97.54%
Wipro Limited 8,722 $75,353 93.90%
Accenture Llp 7,531 $86,328 98.15%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Amazoncom Services Llc 4,911 $94,088 96.45%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blaine Larsen Farms Inc 102 $25,572 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 97 $29,940 100.00%
Mandujano Brothers 33 $24,122 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 30 $30,111 100.00%
King Ranch Turfgrass Lp 30 $23,854 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Tx 28 $29,754 100.00%
Wiggins Watermelons Llc 28 $26,463 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 23 $28,132 100.00%
Ricetec Inc 23 $25,812 100.00%
Integrated Agribusiness Solutions Llc 22 $28,183 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 977 $102,563 4.87%
Dell Usa Lp 771 $93,314 8.49%
Ernst Young Us Llp 546 $106,393 41.49%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc 511 $16,816 49.28%
Amazoncom Services Llc 458 $99,251 45.35%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 427 $101,706 43.66%
Atos Syntel Inc 358 $120,077 36.64%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 350 $95,547 40.56%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc 297 $16,840 34.90%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc 282 $33,335 33.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings 88 $73,794 88.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 87 $69,287 87.88%
Reinsurance Carriers 87 $95,186 87.88%
Language Schools 86 $43,048 86.87%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 86 $96,589 87.76%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services 85 $76,461 87.63%
Civic And Social Organizations 84 $49,263 87.50%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 84 $33,706 88.42%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 83 $70,023 88.30%
General Rental Centers 82 $93,411 87.23%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sports Teams And Clubs 29 $54,443 87.88%
Translation And Interpretation Services 29 $55,129 87.88%
Hmo Medical Centers 29 $62,919 87.88%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 28 $84,141 87.50%
Travel Agencies 28 $72,576 87.50%
Educational Services 28 $49,408 87.50%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 28 $97,142 87.50%
Graphic Design Services 28 $51,819 90.32%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 28 $75,353 90.32%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $72,102 90.32%

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