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 %
Eficens Systems Inc 329 $94,948 88.68%
T Mobile Usa Inc 329 $105,706 88.92%
Ecom Consulting Inc 325 $62,285 88.32%
Lennox International Inc 324 $99,932 88.77%
Royal Technocrats Inc 322 $73,263 88.22%
O9 Solutions Inc 321 $97,364 87.95%
Comtec Consultants Inc 320 $97,854 87.91%
Vennison Technologies Inc 319 $89,863 88.12%
Principle Information Technology Company 318 $67,605 88.33%
Pros Inc 318 $93,052 89.08%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Triangle Spraying Inc 9 $26,615 100.00%
Jay Ray Sageser Farms 9 $28,868 100.00%
S M Cattle Co Llc 9 $27,165 100.00%
Lewis Energy Group Lp 9 $24,724 100.00%
Fletco Services Lp 9 $23,896 100.00%
Four Seasons Tree Farm Llc 9 $26,367 100.00%
Broken Arrow Ranch Inc 9 $22,092 100.00%
Sonder Farms Llc 9 $26,920 100.00%
Gordon Haynes Harvesting 9 $20,794 100.00%
Mccloy Family Farms Partnership 9 $26,971 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tnp Systems Llc 26 $77,560 36.11%
Sli Landscape Inc 26 $32,404 36.11%
Hstechnologies Llc 26 $84,403 36.11%
Techalpha Llc 26 $96,621 36.11%
Tektra It Servicesinc 26 $118,067 36.11%
Abb Inc 25 $98,344 34.72%
T Force Inc 25 $107,033 35.21%
Niftek Inc 25 $81,413 35.21%
Professional Traffic Control Llc 25 $25,701 35.21%
Academy Ltd Dba Academy Sports And Outdoors 24 $117,391 33.80%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 17 $28,297 100.00%
Aquaculture 16 $28,246 100.00%
Floriculture Production 16 $28,102 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 16 $29,156 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 16 $27,235 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 14 $20,500 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 14 $26,804 100.00%
Peanut Farming 13 $31,522 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $27,413 100.00%
Wineries 11 $25,962 100.00%

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