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 %
Geographers 56 $47,653 82.35%
Architectural Drafters 55 $49,996 80.88%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $52,531 80.88%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 53 $96,351 79.10%
Prosthodontists 53 $114,432 79.10%
Financial Examiners 53 $62,769 80.30%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 52 $38,706 78.79%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 52 $40,442 80.00%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 51 $69,887 78.46%
Sociologists 51 $46,710 79.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Xprudent Corp 51 $61,339 89.47%
K Tek Resourcing Llc 51 $53,635 89.47%
Sure Tech Services Inc 51 $64,560 89.47%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 51 $92,470 89.47%
Jireh Solutions Llc 51 $78,542 89.47%
Itrace Foundaiton Inc 51 $63,271 89.47%
Sriven Technologies Llc 51 $83,672 89.47%
Livanova Usa Inc 51 $99,517 89.47%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 51 $88,717 89.47%
Srivin Infosystems Inc 51 $71,115 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B E Harvesting Llc Petition 6 1 $30,930 100.00%
Drop 10 Agg Llc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Fetch Honey Bees 1 $32,344 100.00%
Rbc Cattle Co 1 $18,720 100.00%
S White Farms 1 $23,192 100.00%
J4 Farm And Ranch Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Calvin Farrar 1 $32,344 100.00%
Garrett Administrative Sservice Ltd 1 $21,528 100.00%
Md Farms 1 $22,880 100.00%
Diamond T Farms 1 $28,870 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koddi Inc 3 $108,916 37.50%
Dfw Organic Growing 3 $26,874 37.50%
Celersoft Llc 3 $90,522 37.50%
Active Cyber Llc 3 $73,722 37.50%
Fifth Enterprises Inc 3 $50,267 37.50%
Dallas Logistics Inc 3 $58,032 37.50%
Baobaos Crawfish Seafood Llc 3 $22,485 37.50%
Jm Pool Plastering Inc 3 $26,395 37.50%
Drj Usa Corporation Dba Delhi6 3 $30,285 37.50%
Smart Erp Solutions Inc 3 $134,992 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement 143 $79,175 99.31%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 143 $104,143 100.00%
Other Accounting Services 142 $75,175 99.30%
Nursery And Tree Production 136 $26,956 95.77%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 132 $36,492 97.06%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 132 $98,307 100.00%
Ship Building And Repairing 130 $89,500 98.48%
Industrial Building Construction 129 $46,385 99.23%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 128 $83,731 99.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation 122 $52,785 95.31%

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