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)

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 %
Covetit Inc 44 $90,759 89.80%
Spar Information Systems Llc 44 $74,479 89.80%
Glosoft Technologies Llc 44 $81,337 89.80%
Peta Systems Inc 44 $83,642 89.80%
Linkpro Technologies Inc 44 $88,844 89.80%
Sogeti Usa Llc 44 $86,720 89.80%
Sofec Inc 44 $94,830 89.80%
Ved Software Services Inc 44 $79,470 89.80%
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division 44 $80,876 89.80%
Asta Crs Inc 44 $83,453 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Davenport Ranchesjerry Davenport 1 $3,600 100.00%
Jonathan James 1 $30,930 100.00%
First American Holdings Dba Springhill Farm 1 $21,174 100.00%
Lk Joint Venture 1 $20,342 100.00%
Texas Dakota Partners Ltd 1 $26,354 100.00%
Tucker Investment Properties Inc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Platinum Custom Ag 1 $27,102 100.00%
Rd Guetersloth Farms 1 $20,800 100.00%
Matthew And Kember Rainwater 1 $32,344 100.00%
Cashmark Llccashmark Texas Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contemporary Endodontics 2 $146,994 28.57%
Universal American Financial Services Inc 2 $79,872 28.57%
Bluesource Inc 2 $78,686 28.57%
Kinesix Corporation 2 $68,661 28.57%
Safa Wholesale Inc 2 $32,375 28.57%
Matt Alex Inc 2 $95,805 28.57%
Saas Software Inc 2 $67,060 28.57%
Faith Community Hospital 2 $44,283 28.57%
Permian Premier Health Services 2 $93,645 28.57%
Geostock Us Llc 2 $87,121 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 113 $29,414 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 108 $26,871 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 81 $27,027 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 75 $27,903 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 69 $26,481 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 63 $26,326 100.00%
Crop Production 62 $28,649 100.00%
Potato Farming 56 $28,268 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 55 $29,776 100.00%
Wheat Farming 51 $28,114 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 811 $96,609 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 773 $1,447,011 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 744 $1,553,998 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 744 $99,812 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 729 $107,792 100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 712 $372,380 100.00%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 707 $91,761 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 699 $116,235 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 674 $21,874 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 637 $543,854 100.00%

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