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 %
Operations Research Analysts 8,654 $74,492 91.34%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 8,350 $84,003 94.35%
Database Administrators 8,016 $74,231 91.50%
Electrical Engineers 7,622 $89,486 88.38%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 7,602 $140,351 92.87%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 6,562 $46,963 90.52%
Civil Engineers 6,293 $74,258 87.79%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 4,514 $80,234 91.90%
Information Technology Project Managers 4,058 $90,897 83.84%
Industrial Engineers 4,009 $82,074 87.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 820 $94,007 84.71%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 589 $44,861 62.20%
Civil Engineers 577 $84,691 64.54%
Management Analysts 522 $95,019 59.18%
Database Administrators 508 $83,428 63.90%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 500 $443,998 69.16%
Sales Engineers 495 $105,505 70.92%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 455 $25,695 65.47%
Industrial Engineers 381 $87,032 54.90%
Statisticians 366 $65,185 55.04%
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 %
Ecolab Usa Inc 43 $98,007 89.58%
Engineering Square Llc 43 $93,419 89.58%
Data Strategies Interchange Llc 43 $97,750 89.58%
National Financial Services Llc 43 $88,102 89.58%
Intelliswift Software Inc 43 $85,643 89.58%
Gyansys Inc 43 $93,623 89.58%
Swift Technical Services Llc 43 $102,598 89.58%
Fortis Talent Llc 43 $95,654 89.58%
Itsutra Inc 43 $64,788 89.58%
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company Inc 43 $87,585 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skip Row Farms Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Morfeld Research Conservation Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Cota Irrigation And Custom Harvest Llc 1 $21,528 100.00%
Toni Lynn Rose 1 $26,354 100.00%
Tejas Feeders 1 $32,344 100.00%
Radf Properties Llc 1 $24,107 100.00%
John And Neta Loepky Farms 1 $24,960 100.00%
Hog Slat Inc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Klaas Talsma 1 $28,870 100.00%
David Carthel 1 $24,107 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hellenic Marine Llc 2 $123,011 33.33%
Rock Flow Dynamics Inc 2 $87,807 33.33%
Griffin Dewatering Corporation 2 $51,948 33.33%
Kalsi Engineering Inc 2 $81,806 33.33%
Talisman Energy Services Inc 2 $155,906 33.33%
Bridgework Partners Llc 2 $76,773 33.33%
Schaumburg Polk Inc 2 $81,068 33.33%
Goals Llc 2 $125,892 33.33%
Hmt Inc 2 $97,584 33.33%
J Walter Thompson Usa Inc 2 $67,673 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Highway Street And Bridge Construction 438 $69,545 88.66%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 433 $85,412 88.73%
Advertising Agencies 427 $78,009 87.86%
Employment Placement Agencies 427 $87,698 88.04%
Medical Laboratories 423 $73,434 87.58%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 423 $121,087 89.05%
Educational Support Services 420 $70,259 92.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 419 $88,590 92.90%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 411 $78,887 91.54%
Electric Power Generation 396 $96,209 90.62%

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