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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 129 $45,421 83.77%
Hospitalists 127 $150,490 82.47%
Manufacturing Engineers 121 $84,251 81.21%
Training and Development Managers 119 $94,270 80.95%
Aerospace Engineers 118 $79,298 81.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 115 $49,267 79.31%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 114 $47,101 80.28%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 113 $35,633 79.58%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 112 $40,991 80.00%
Orthodontists 112 $177,709 81.16%
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 %
Premier It Solutions Inc 944 $52,801 91.30%
Houston Independent School District 939 $48,759 91.52%
The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center 937 $53,159 92.86%
Fujitsu America Inc 935 $84,449 93.41%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 930 $95,494 93.09%
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 913 $91,144 91.76%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 903 $78,720 92.43%
Delta System Software Inc 902 $69,154 92.42%
Ntt Data Inc 897 $96,166 92.19%
Kpmg Llp 878 $80,892 91.08%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Tx Giddings 14 $34,736 100.00%
Hutto Livestock 14 $19,278 100.00%
Bezner Partnership 14 $27,460 100.00%
Bieri Son 14 $24,291 100.00%
Twin Lakes Nursery Ltd 14 $24,944 100.00%
Dsb Farms Jv 14 $24,061 100.00%
Allen Farms 14 $25,101 100.00%
Texas Specialty Cut Flowers 14 $25,692 100.00%
Bruce Devon White Jv 14 $24,170 100.00%
Lowell Woodward Ranch 14 $19,125 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Info Keys Inc 81 $98,899 40.70%
Construction Technical Services Inc 80 $25,644 41.67%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 79 $84,997 41.58%
Nationstar 79 $115,579 42.02%
Riverwalk Education Foundation Inc 77 $48,676 41.18%
Techgene Solutions Llc 76 $84,950 41.30%
Lucid Technologies Inc 74 $82,368 40.88%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 74 $90,191 41.81%
Hitachi Vantara Llc 74 $121,064 41.81%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc 73 $113,456 41.71%

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