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 %
Natural Sciences Managers 166 $103,994 85.57%
Logistics Engineers 165 $69,342 85.94%
Human Resources Managers 163 $110,558 87.17%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 158 $63,864 85.41%
Judicial Law Clerks 151 $40,460 82.51%
Technical Writers 150 $61,069 82.42%
Animal Scientists 148 $48,414 81.32%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 148 $45,327 82.68%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 147 $28,342 82.58%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 145 $52,688 81.46%
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 %
Baker Hughes Incorporated 432 $77,268 84.87%
Cybersource Corporation 431 $102,427 86.03%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 425 $101,203 85.51%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 425 $118,223 86.03%
It Spin Inc 425 $72,680 86.38%
Singular Analysts Inc 419 $73,800 85.34%
The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente 418 $40,413 85.48%
University Of Texas At San Antonio 417 $57,016 85.45%
Sap America Inc 415 $104,848 85.57%
Paycom Payroll Llc 414 $86,938 85.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Appelhans Harvesting Inc 10 $25,108 100.00%
Franks Nursery Llc 10 $25,646 100.00%
Jones Naegelin Jv 10 $26,456 100.00%
Harwell Farms Jv 10 $27,248 100.00%
Littlefield Ranch 10 $22,739 100.00%
Red Land Farms Inc 10 $25,054 100.00%
Tipps Ranch Inc 10 $26,381 100.00%
Tech Farms Llc 10 $25,580 100.00%
Tybrit Inc 10 $25,646 100.00%
T R Farms 10 $26,713 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vdrive It Solutions Inc 35 $111,391 38.89%
Vertraus Inc 35 $84,907 38.89%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 35 $109,628 38.89%
Perficient Inc 34 $76,409 38.20%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc 34 $83,653 38.20%
Jobaire Group Inc 34 $47,216 38.20%
Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District 33 $40,717 37.08%
Mansai Inc 33 $83,693 37.50%
Mobilenet Services Inc 33 $83,508 37.50%
Optum Services Inc 33 $99,717 37.93%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 2,086 $72,611 80.08%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists 1,819 $68,069 87.62%
Temporary Help Services 1,606 $90,259 86.72%
Oil And Gas Extraction 1,577 $110,553 91.05%
Software Publishers 1,573 $111,218 97.28%
Credit Card Issuing 1,490 $93,842 93.01%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services 1,336 $80,481 87.26%
Consumer Lending 1,311 $101,525 88.40%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,293 $85,904 88.38%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,286 $90,963 88.87%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 44 $26,584 100.00%
Corn Farming 44 $30,452 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 41 $28,971 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 41 $31,365 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 40 $28,432 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 38 $28,225 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 35 $28,153 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 33 $27,382 100.00%
Other Animal Production 29 $27,658 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 28 $22,369 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 577 $105,034 100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 545 $85,007 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 488 $37,515 100.00%
Janitorial Services 487 $20,882 100.00%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 466 $98,695 100.00%
Commercial Banking 463 $92,665 100.00%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 450 $73,873 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 380 $35,781 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 368 $87,776 100.00%
Cotton Farming 315 $27,329 100.00%

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