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 %
Infolob Solutions Inc 338 $70,476 88.95%
Software Global Ltd 338 $63,182 89.42%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 337 $95,487 89.39%
Maxotech Solutions Llc 336 $79,457 89.60%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 334 $118,407 89.07%
Jdc Healthcare Pllc 333 $116,952 89.04%
Honeywell International Inc 332 $96,659 88.77%
Intellisoft Technologies Inc 331 $70,226 88.50%
Infogain Corporation 331 $83,849 88.74%
The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley 331 $47,069 89.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawrence J Mokry 9 $26,159 100.00%
Friesen Hay Inc 9 $26,920 100.00%
Pacifica Personnel Inc 9 $29,065 100.00%
Fischers Honey Farm Inc 9 $21,889 100.00%
Carl Kara Hoelscher Farm 9 $25,559 100.00%
Patsy A Anderton 9 $26,088 100.00%
Mark Tomlinson Farms 9 $26,032 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Tx 9 $28,810 100.00%
Liberty 3h Ranch Ltd 9 $27,003 100.00%
Northstar Ag 9 $24,331 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zirlen Technologies Inc 27 $111,902 36.00%
Primoris Systems Llc 27 $104,897 36.00%
Transcend It Solutions 27 $108,872 36.00%
Sungard Consulting Services Llc 26 $113,859 35.14%
Pacific Northern Inc 26 $57,065 35.14%
Om Tek Inc 26 $95,646 35.14%
Bdo Usa Llp 26 $96,377 35.14%
Samsung Research America Inc 26 $103,110 35.14%
Irisndt Inc 26 $79,758 35.14%
Crowd Software Consulting Llc 26 $87,462 35.62%

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