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 %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 1,815 $101,741 81.17%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 1,792 $81,193 80.36%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 1,676 $99,843 76.04%
Texas Am University 1,674 $49,904 80.21%
Visa Technology Operations Llc 1,644 $108,149 80.51%
Baylor College Of Medicine 1,597 $51,843 79.61%
The University Of Texas At Austin 1,550 $48,455 84.28%
Ericsson Inc 1,494 $81,085 81.95%
Oracle America Inc 1,491 $109,077 88.70%
Citibank Na 1,474 $116,623 88.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stroope Honey Farms Llc 16 $24,060 100.00%
Morlock Honey Farms Llc 16 $26,023 100.00%
Kiefat Honey Farms 16 $24,545 100.00%
Frank Farms 16 $24,606 100.00%
H Bar H Farms 16 $25,349 100.00%
Turfway Inc 16 $24,443 100.00%
Lake Creek Farms 15 $27,337 100.00%
Oopw Llc 15 $24,482 100.00%
Rich Skelton 15 $24,453 100.00%
Krueger Farm Services 15 $24,516 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cybersource Corporation 137 $104,765 39.14%
Cubic Technologies Llc 136 $89,377 40.48%
Cameron International Corporation 133 $88,525 40.80%
Infodat International Inc 132 $92,608 40.74%
Caprus It Inc 131 $104,334 40.81%
Fort Worth Independent School District 126 $45,541 39.75%
Premier It Solutionsinc 126 $89,378 41.18%
Sriven Systems Inc 126 $101,511 42.42%
Jdc Healthcare Pllc 124 $140,745 43.06%
Harmony Public Schools 124 $48,279 43.97%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 17 $33,015 80.95%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 17 $67,122 85.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers 17 $53,040 85.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation 17 $90,454 85.00%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services 17 $95,417 85.00%
Hospitals 17 $67,263 85.00%
Manufacturing 17 $87,858 85.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers 17 $75,160 85.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 17 $77,635 85.00%
Siding Contractors 16 $40,763 84.21%

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