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 %
Gtc Technology Us Llc 47 $81,908 90.38%
Associates Systems Llc 47 $58,792 90.38%
Infomatics Corp 47 $86,427 90.38%
Annapurna Labs Inc 47 $91,346 90.38%
Tenstorrent Usa Inc 47 $123,868 90.38%
Biourja Trading Llc 47 $88,616 90.38%
National Systems Consulting Lp 47 $49,345 90.38%
International Systems Technologies Inc 47 $71,953 90.38%
Sysarc Infomatix Pvt Ltd 47 $57,153 90.38%
Pike Solutions Inc 47 $83,720 90.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saxon Becnel Sons Of Texas Llc 1 $16,562 100.00%
Gnk Farms Inc 1 $22,880 100.00%
G M Farms 1 $19,282 100.00%
Peterson Angus Farm 1 $23,150 100.00%
Matt Raulston Logging 1 $33,280 100.00%
Us Honeybees Llc 1 $22,589 100.00%
Berglings Honey Farm Llc 1 $22,589 100.00%
William T Klett 1 $30,930 100.00%
Rowe Farms Inc 1 $27,102 100.00%
Flo Ag Llc 1 $25,438 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aes Na Central Llc 2 $109,366 28.57%
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc 2 $79,581 28.57%
Ikea Trading Services Inc 2 $73,715 28.57%
Linde North America Inc 2 $81,474 28.57%
Andrews Building Service Inc 2 $124,239 28.57%
Accelerated Intermediate Academy 2 $42,590 28.57%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company 2 $85,956 28.57%
Murphy Exploration Production Company 2 $62,618 28.57%
L Lowell Byrd Memorial Educational And Cdc 2 $42,590 28.57%
Cna Metals Limited 2 $84,396 28.57%

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