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 %
Advent Global Solutions Inc	299	$60,552	88.46%
Sysintelli Inc	298	$85,391	88.43%
Lucid Technologies Inc	298	$65,469	88.43%
Southern Methodist University	298	$62,644	88.96%
Schrill Technologies Inc	297	$81,452	89.19%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company	296	$97,905	88.89%
Microinfo Inc	295	$59,443	88.59%
Valero Energy Corporation	294	$98,362	88.82%
Randstad Digital Llc	291	$97,412	88.99%
Epam Systems Inc	290	$90,367	88.69%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Moores Ranch	8	$17,416	100.00%
Lyles Farm Llc	8	$26,074	100.00%
Donald Wayne Wilcox	8	$26,619	100.00%
Phil Jay Jones	8	$24,092	100.00%
Stoddard Ranch	8	$27,011	100.00%
The Star Ranch	8	$21,840	100.00%
Glass Properties Gp Llc	8	$26,288	100.00%
Rutherford Ranch	8	$25,293	100.00%
Felix Venegas Shearing	8	$22,238	100.00%
Dubose Properties Llc	8	$23,353	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
B B Corner Corporation	23	$19,177	34.33%
Sv Technology Services	23	$97,825	34.33%
Executive Software Guild Inc	23	$106,827	34.33%
Ciberlynx Inc	23	$117,392	34.33%
Comerica	22	$85,149	32.84%
Analysis Design Application Co Ltd	22	$90,133	32.84%
Waco Independent School District	22	$39,623	33.33%
Netspend	22	$93,962	33.33%
Two Sigma Solutions Llc	22	$88,085	33.85%
Sb Industry Inc	22	$80,539	33.85%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control	388	$93,686	92.16%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	371	$98,765	89.18%
Other Insurance Related Activities	369	$92,260	89.13%
Electric Power Distribution	361	$94,969	87.83%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	354	$72,866	86.98%
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services	351	$127,115	86.88%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	350	$73,491	87.50%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	347	$85,898	87.41%
Veterinary Services	343	$84,188	88.40%
Soft Drink Manufacturing	341	$102,634	88.80%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming	2	$29,723	100.00%
Shellfish Fishing	2	$25,896	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$27,102	100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking	2	$32,240	100.00%
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	2	$29,016	100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers	2	$27,612	100.00%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage	2	$25,532	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$20,647	100.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers	1	$24,107	50.00%
New Housing For Sale Builders	1	$48,000	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	110	$80,050	99.10%
Offices Of Physicians	109	$3,193,010	99.09%
Veterinary Services	108	$67,369	99.08%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	108	$70,201	100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	107	$88,137	99.07%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	107	$99,125	100.00%
Real Estate Credit	105	$97,258	98.13%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing	102	$40,392	97.14%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	102	$88,490	97.14%
Satellite Telecommunications	100	$100,505	98.04%

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.