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 %
Ppd Development Lp 207 $78,850 89.22%
Innova Solutions Inc 207 $107,726 89.61%
The Options Clearing Corporation 206 $118,314 89.18%
Maveric Nxt Inc 206 $86,786 89.18%
Quadrant Resource Llc 205 $66,618 89.13%
Damian Consulting Inc 205 $72,167 89.13%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 205 $78,876 89.13%
Testengeer Inc 204 $66,537 89.08%
Trend Micro Inc 204 $87,182 89.08%
Numbers Only Inc 203 $72,907 88.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John W Wilde 6 $19,968 100.00%
Perkins Honey Farm 6 $27,931 100.00%
Bueber Farms Inc 6 $21,129 100.00%
Rafter L Harvesting 6 $27,810 100.00%
Ff Ag Construction Llc 6 $26,170 100.00%
Four Leaf Farms Llc 6 $31,058 100.00%
Wesla Ranches Llc 6 $27,466 100.00%
Patrick Middlebrook 6 $30,001 100.00%
Stumblin N Farms Llc 6 $28,229 100.00%
Kendall Vance Smith 6 $28,229 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corpus Christi Hospitalists Pllc 14 $162,699 32.56%
Lera Technologies Llc 14 $103,475 32.56%
Fortinet Inc 14 $79,032 32.56%
Rnr It Solutions Inc 14 $88,357 32.56%
Dallas County Hospital District 14 $95,915 32.56%
Mind Tech Inc 14 $80,802 32.56%
Wargaming Usa Inc 14 $82,768 32.56%
New York Life Insurance Company 14 $115,201 33.33%
Presidium Property Management Llc 14 $71,196 33.33%
Universal Cable Holdings 14 $113,512 33.33%

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