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 %
Softpath System Llc	45	$69,511	90.00%
U Tegration Inc	45	$55,116	90.00%
Ar Solutions Inc	45	$74,081	90.00%
Service Oriented Solutions Llc	45	$72,439	90.00%
Gateway Solutions Inc	45	$73,435	90.00%
Cybecys Inc	45	$77,962	90.00%
Codesoft International Inc	45	$59,138	90.00%
Technology Consultants Inc	45	$74,302	90.00%
Sdilogic Inc	45	$73,322	90.00%
American It Associates Inc	45	$52,207	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chris Stelzer	1	$24,107	100.00%
Novosad Enterprises Llc	1	$32,344	100.00%
Jackie Jonann Welch Farms	1	$20,800	100.00%
Cowhouse Farms	1	$19,282	100.00%
Abe Nancy Froese	1	$23,192	100.00%
Brad And Sarah Bickham General Partnership	1	$27,102	100.00%
Hines Chopping Llc	1	$20,904	100.00%
Walker Farms	1	$32,344	100.00%
Lakecreek Blueberries Farm	1	$21,528	100.00%
Fabian Morales Trucking Inc	1	$24,690	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tcc Staff Management Inc	2	$98,925	28.57%
Goel Inc	2	$81,516	28.57%
Hunt Guillot Associates Llc	2	$132,912	28.57%
Calance Corporation	2	$102,742	28.57%
Pwc Strategy Us Inc	2	$158,611	28.57%
Ingersoll Rand Company	2	$112,736	28.57%
World Wide Soccer Llc	2	$44,127	28.57%
3e Claims Processing Llc Dba Chiropay	2	$79,238	28.57%
Joule Processing	2	$78,541	28.57%
Aashu Llc Dba Avalon Cleaners	2	$22,589	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commercial Banking	3,720	$104,401	90.07%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,583	$77,515	90.09%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	3,132	$87,000	81.12%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	3,128	$89,363	83.41%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	3,123	$82,732	88.42%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,901	$92,946	86.03%
Offices Of Dentists	2,612	$121,222	89.54%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	2,543	$103,723	87.90%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	2,498	$129,926	91.17%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	2,343	$84,295	86.39%

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.