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 %
Clergy 109 $37,007 80.15%
Robotics Engineers 107 $97,233 79.85%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 103 $49,381 79.84%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 101 $55,667 80.80%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 100 $39,719 81.97%
Surgeons 98 $166,602 81.67%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 96 $48,321 80.67%
Mechanical Drafters 95 $52,076 81.20%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 93 $52,311 81.58%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 92 $50,313 81.42%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 20 $51,298 28.99%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 20 $27,320 28.99%
Interpreters and Translators 20 $41,939 28.99%
Highway Maintenance Workers 19 $25,373 27.54%
Treasurers and Controllers 19 $88,591 28.36%
Urban and Regional Planners 19 $49,861 28.36%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 19 $97,237 28.36%
Cashiers 19 $17,768 28.79%
Interior Designers 19 $49,422 28.79%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 18 $48,301 27.27%
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 %
Texas Am Engineering Experiment Station Part Of Tamus Engineering Pr 44 $45,267 89.80%
Sterling 5 Inc 44 $70,524 89.80%
Systel Inc Of Delaware 44 $73,433 89.80%
Baker Hughes A Ge Company Llc 44 $102,315 89.80%
Insys Group Inc 44 $92,581 89.80%
Westlake Chemical Corporation 44 $108,482 89.80%
Aramco Services Company 44 $100,247 89.80%
Wiley College 44 $34,114 89.80%
3s Network Inc 44 $49,975 89.80%
Hewitt Associates Llc 44 $65,272 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ls Applicators 1 $26,354 100.00%
Weldon Blackwelder 1 $20,342 100.00%
Tumbleweed Farms Inc 1 $28,870 100.00%
Kelvin Ollinger 1 $21,528 100.00%
Fischer And Weiser Specialty Foods Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Silhan Land And Cattle Llc 1 $22,589 100.00%
Animal Farm 1 $19,282 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc Tx Cdl 1 $25,438 100.00%
Double J Trucking 1 $32,344 100.00%
Brazos Citrus 1 $19,765 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Geophysical Services Inc 2 $98,124 28.57%
Resource Integrators Llc 2 $88,494 28.57%
Starmount Inc 2 $95,472 28.57%
Duke Marine Technical Services Usa 2 $154,482 28.57%
Gac Energy And Marine Services Llc 2 $60,206 28.57%
On Target Internet Solutions I Lp 2 $31,013 28.57%
Intelligent Contacts Inc 2 $96,179 28.57%
Smartvault Corporation 2 $111,166 28.57%
Tpc Group 2 $108,961 28.57%
Om Trading Inc Dba Om Produce 2 $68,360 28.57%

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