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 %
Lodging Managers	75	$44,019	89.29%
Treasurers and Controllers	73	$123,731	87.95%
Social and Community Service Managers	69	$53,263	83.13%
Quality Control Systems Managers	68	$114,315	83.95%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	67	$97,550	83.75%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	66	$46,266	83.54%
Document Management Specialists	65	$53,489	83.33%
Psychologists, All Other	64	$47,166	82.05%
Statistical Assistants	64	$44,229	82.05%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	63	$48,130	80.77%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Geographers	14	$43,067	23.33%
Landscape Architects	14	$48,434	23.73%
Butchers and Meat Cutters	13	$26,960	22.03%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$32,500	22.03%
Receptionists and Information Clerks	13	$22,638	22.03%
Fence Erectors	13	$25,615	22.03%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	13	$71,269	22.41%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	13	$38,887	22.41%
Teacher Assistants	13	$18,636	22.81%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	13	$75,045	22.81%

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 %
Upen Group Inc	47	$72,643	90.38%
Unity Technologies Sf	47	$98,296	90.38%
Apex It Systems Global Usa Llc	47	$79,605	90.38%
Adept Scripts Inc	47	$76,793	90.38%
Frontier Communications Parent Inc	47	$117,768	90.38%
Slri Solutions Llc	47	$97,933	90.38%
Tekorg Inc	47	$87,058	90.38%
Saransh Inc	47	$83,382	90.38%
Protiviti Inc	47	$87,967	90.38%
Mutex Systems Inc	47	$80,839	90.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ramirez Harvesting	1	$22,221	100.00%
Partin Family Limited Partnership	1	$20,342	100.00%
Texas M3 Ranch Llc	1	$28,870	100.00%
Moon Valley Nursery Of Texas Llc Forney	1	$30,930	100.00%
Dess Farms Inc	1	$22,589	100.00%
Haystack Cattle Llc	1	$25,438	100.00%
Josefina A Bonin	1	$26,354	100.00%
David Pafford	1	$28,870	100.00%
Flores Sons 4 Corners Pumping Llc	1	$30,930	100.00%
Whit Braden Farms	1	$22,589	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bn Infotec Inc	2	$74,766	28.57%
Boccard Life Sciences Inc	2	$116,220	28.57%
Rd Data Solutions	2	$69,472	28.57%
Thai Group Inc	2	$60,227	28.57%
Travel Marketing Services Inc	2	$96,086	28.57%
Control Flow Inc	2	$65,361	28.57%
3tech Corporation	2	$89,690	28.57%
Jay Willard	2	$14,571	28.57%
Caldwell Companies	2	$62,754	28.57%
Hl Technologies Lp	2	$123,926	28.57%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	3	$31,110	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$27,612	100.00%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$22,589	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	2	$27,102	100.00%
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$29,900	100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors	2	$27,986	100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing	2	$28,870	100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves	2	$25,438	100.00%
Wholesale Trade	2	$25,896	100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing	2	$30,930	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Centers	122	$102,564	100.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	120	$98,286	98.36%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	119	$90,580	99.17%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	118	$71,749	99.16%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	117	$94,415	99.15%
Medical Laboratories	117	$65,178	100.00%
Residential Building Construction	116	$58,854	99.15%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	114	$18,823	98.28%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	113	$78,589	99.12%
Electric Power Distribution	111	$96,397	98.23%

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.