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 %
Librarians 38 $43,792 80.85%
Writers and Authors 38 $44,254 80.85%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 37 $35,025 80.43%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 37 $101,051 84.09%
Music Directors and Composers 37 $42,127 86.05%
Food Service Managers 36 $47,442 83.72%
Geneticists 36 $46,779 83.72%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $54,073 81.40%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $43,216 83.33%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 34 $63,474 82.93%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Scientists, All Other 7 $50,562 15.91%
Mathematicians 7 $64,765 15.91%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 7 $93,686 15.91%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 7 $47,177 15.91%
Production Workers, All Other 7 $22,776 15.91%
Waiters and Waitresses 6 $18,003 13.95%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 6 $47,809 13.95%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $57,574 13.95%
Tax Preparers 6 $70,064 13.95%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,936 13.95%
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 %
Benin 1 $78,478 50.00%
Botswana 1 $63,752 50.00%
Namibia 1 $30,992 50.00%
Maldives 1 $58,469 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $120,099 50.00%
Suriname 1 $83,034 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $66,144 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 29,488 $78,343 99.59%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 18,886 $72,137 99.43%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 13,931 $92,459 98.24%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 9,438 $91,735 98.71%
Hcl America Inc 9,213 $81,738 98.57%
Ernst Young Us Llp 9,115 $84,639 97.54%
Wipro Limited 8,722 $75,353 93.90%
Accenture Llp 7,531 $86,328 98.15%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Amazoncom Services Llc 4,911 $94,088 96.45%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blaine Larsen Farms Inc 102 $25,572 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 97 $29,940 100.00%
Mandujano Brothers 33 $24,122 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 30 $30,111 100.00%
King Ranch Turfgrass Lp 30 $23,854 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Tx 28 $29,754 100.00%
Wiggins Watermelons Llc 28 $26,463 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 23 $28,132 100.00%
Ricetec Inc 23 $25,812 100.00%
Integrated Agribusiness Solutions Llc 22 $28,183 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 977 $102,563 4.87%
Dell Usa Lp 771 $93,314 8.49%
Ernst Young Us Llp 546 $106,393 41.49%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc 511 $16,816 49.28%
Amazoncom Services Llc 458 $99,251 45.35%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 427 $101,706 43.66%
Atos Syntel Inc 358 $120,077 36.64%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 350 $95,547 40.56%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc 297 $16,840 34.90%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc 282 $33,335 33.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural Services 1,241 $55,192 85.82%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 1,239 $74,693 87.13%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,190 $107,352 93.85%
Satellite Telecommunications 1,115 $117,743 88.00%
Testing Laboratories And Services 1,090 $62,290 87.34%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,036 $83,758 83.41%
Computer Facilities Management Services 1,032 $87,391 86.36%
Petroleum Refineries 1,019 $105,109 85.92%
Other Management Consulting Services 1,014 $91,485 86.08%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 996 $85,255 91.80%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rice Farming 28 $27,200 100.00%
Goat Farming 27 $24,389 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 25 $27,254 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 24 $26,714 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 23 $26,712 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 23 $27,526 100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 22 $22,062 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 21 $28,274 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 21 $27,104 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 17 $27,267 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage