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 %
Stress Engineering Services Inc 52 $92,075 89.66%
Datanormus Llc 52 $89,529 89.66%
Techlance It Inc 52 $86,931 89.66%
Farmers Group Inc 52 $116,044 89.66%
Dish Wireless Llc 52 $101,673 89.66%
Squad Software Inc 52 $91,655 89.66%
Averon Solutions Inc 52 $95,252 89.66%
Skyworks Solutions Inc 52 $127,393 89.66%
Codeignitors Inc 52 $97,800 89.66%
Avs Solutionsinc 52 $92,559 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Victor Meier 1 $20,342 100.00%
Rohrbach Farms 1 $32,344 100.00%
Texas Ag Plus 1 $26,000 100.00%
Lance Augustus Gaillard 1 $32,344 100.00%
Wa Maltsberger Dba Maltsberger Ranch 1 $14,400 100.00%
Russell Lepard Farm 1 $20,072 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 34 3 1 $32,344 100.00%
Donnie Bulanek Farms 1 $20,342 100.00%
Edgar Erwin 1 $35,360 100.00%
Native Texas Nursery Llcnative Texas Nursery 1 $19,282 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gpi Real Estate Management Llc 3 $80,711 37.50%
Mfk Mobilelink Austin Llc 3 $48,443 37.50%
Tekvivid Inc 3 $94,023 37.50%
Syndigo Llc 3 $96,546 37.50%
Worley Group Inc 3 $121,430 37.50%
Horizon Tire Inc 3 $50,405 37.50%
Down Home Blessed Care Inc 3 $17,805 37.50%
Think Analytix Llc 3 $76,898 37.50%
Enphase Energy 3 $118,618 37.50%
Ns Hospitality Group Inc 3 $30,576 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement 143 $79,175 99.31%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 143 $104,143 100.00%
Other Accounting Services 142 $75,175 99.30%
Nursery And Tree Production 136 $26,956 95.77%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 132 $36,492 97.06%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 132 $98,307 100.00%
Ship Building And Repairing 130 $89,500 98.48%
Industrial Building Construction 129 $46,385 99.23%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 128 $83,731 99.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation 122 $52,785 95.31%

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