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 %
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 50 $46,844 81.97%
Editors 50 $41,891 81.97%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 49 $51,313 80.33%
Automotive Engineers 48 $100,593 81.36%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $43,978 79.66%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 47 $44,857 81.03%
Clinical Research Coordinators 46 $91,905 79.31%
Optometrists 46 $87,229 80.70%
Energy Engineers 44 $84,509 77.19%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 44 $53,855 78.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 9 $44,695 17.31%
Technical Writers 9 $65,682 17.31%
Mental Health Counselors 9 $34,692 17.31%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 9 $66,512 17.31%
Machinists 9 $45,557 17.65%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $35,227 17.65%
Physicists 9 $66,291 17.65%
Prosthodontists 9 $98,577 17.65%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 9 $175,702 17.65%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $55,440 18.00%
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 %
Hexaware Technologies Inc 711 $75,720 88.32%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 704 $113,212 88.33%
Copart Inc 692 $93,090 87.48%
The University Of Texas At Dallas 691 $52,924 89.05%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 687 $60,566 88.65%
Nxp Usa Inc 680 $98,341 87.86%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 677 $102,174 87.47%
Trans American Information Systems Inc 673 $87,516 87.06%
Salesforce Inc 673 $116,062 87.06%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 663 $60,045 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Venegas Shearing 13 $26,198 100.00%
Turner Pollard 12 $25,367 100.00%
Bu Growers Ltd 12 $25,693 100.00%
Briscoe Ranch Inc 12 $18,597 100.00%
2j Donnell Livestock Llc 12 $18,086 100.00%
Dw Regeneration Inc 12 $27,222 100.00%
Joshua Creek Shooting Resort Inc 12 $25,269 100.00%
Soyars Ranch 12 $19,319 100.00%
V Valencia Harvesting Inc 12 $27,565 100.00%
Kutscherousky Farms 12 $25,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sr Professionals Lp 64 $81,555 43.84%
Tasacom Technologies Inc 64 $104,662 43.84%
Tenaris Bay City Inc 64 $72,805 43.84%
Advithri Technologies 63 $112,337 44.37%
Fpt Usa Corp 62 $92,272 43.66%
Pvr America Inc 62 $95,093 43.66%
Sriven Systems Of Tx Inc 60 $115,407 42.25%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 60 $109,458 42.55%
Donato Technologies Inc 59 $99,764 41.84%
Network Objects Inc 58 $80,850 41.43%

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