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 %
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 %
Vibrant Infotech Inc 58 $100,228 90.63%
Marathon Petroleum Company Lp 57 $110,492 89.06%
Sainar Solutions Inc 57 $98,062 89.06%
Sanquest Inc 57 $87,272 89.06%
Automation Anywhere Inc 57 $107,269 89.06%
Digicloud Llc 57 $88,564 89.06%
Block Inc 57 $128,617 89.06%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 57 $98,495 89.06%
Prime Business Technologies Inc 57 $90,205 89.06%
Adroitco Inc 57 $93,781 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cuatro Cattle Company 1 $20,342 100.00%
Pandale Ranch 1 $21,528 100.00%
B U Growers Ltd 1 $20,800 100.00%
Bertha Alicia Martinez 1 $32,448 100.00%
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards 1 $23,192 100.00%
64 J Ranch 1 $25,438 100.00%
Neil Friesens Farm 1 $20,800 100.00%
Tradition Trucking 1 $27,102 100.00%
Tumbleweed Farms Llc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Aurora Organic Farms Inc Dublin Tx 1 $32,344 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urban Mining Company 3 $79,785 33.33%
Rtg Cabinets Llc 3 $47,736 33.33%
Hansen Farms 3 $18,879 33.33%
Armanino Llp 3 $74,880 33.33%
Sesi Corporate Llc 3 $86,680 33.33%
Ceva Logistics Us Inc 3 $93,690 33.33%
Novum Energy Trading Inc 3 $125,535 33.33%
Sagatianz Inc 3 $96,151 33.33%
R J Gusinje Llc 3 $22,027 33.33%
Randstad Technologies Llc 3 $70,713 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