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 %
Epeople Technologies Inc 52 $83,162 88.14%
Artech Information Systems Llc 52 $86,025 88.14%
Vaktech Corporation Llc 52 $67,119 89.66%
Attune Global Inc 52 $84,731 89.66%
Att Mobility Services Llc 52 $90,986 89.66%
Callisonrtkl Inc 52 $54,508 89.66%
Thought Byte Inc 52 $82,472 89.66%
Asra Nest Llc 52 $66,075 89.66%
Global Sumi Technologies Inc 52 $83,978 89.66%
Klick Oasis Systems Inc 52 $86,778 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compression Controls Rentals Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Woodward Ranch Ernest Woodward 1 $3,600 100.00%
Balch Ranch 1 $21,174 100.00%
Wilson Cattle Company 1 $30,930 100.00%
Dwayne Odell Landscape And Nursery Inc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Louis Bunger 1 $20,342 100.00%
Fredericksburg Peach Co Llc 1 $22,221 100.00%
Charles Haas Dba Hr Farms 1 $19,282 100.00%
Ledwig Partners 1 $26,354 100.00%
Gregory Farms Inc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciena Corporation 3 $135,429 37.50%
Affordablewireless 3 $43,410 37.50%
Lightbeam Health Solutions Inc And Subsidiary 3 $144,574 37.50%
C Scott Inc Dba Rancho Encino 3 $19,240 37.50%
Critical Start Inc 3 $101,830 37.50%
Frische Brothers Fertilizer 3 $38,334 37.50%
Liebherramerica Inc 3 $57,311 37.50%
Caelius Consutlting Inc 3 $120,758 37.50%
Texas Behavioral Health Pllc 3 $62,275 37.50%
Runway Ice Llc 3 $45,691 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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