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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transportation Engineers 6 $88,913 14.29%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $57,574 14.29%
Producers and Directors 6 $63,499 14.29%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,936 14.29%
Cargo and Freight Agents 6 $48,065 14.29%
Epidemiologists 6 $58,202 14.29%
Commercial Pilots 6 $100,980 14.29%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 6 $71,726 14.29%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 6 $13,352,220 14.29%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 6 $20,730 14.29%
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 %
Lt Technology Services Ltd 175 $51,462 89.29%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 174 $62,032 88.78%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 173 $93,561 88.27%
Snap It Solutions Inc 173 $79,767 88.27%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 173 $74,338 88.27%
Amazon Data Services Inc 173 $95,414 88.27%
American Bureau Of Shipping Abs 173 $78,212 88.72%
Minisoft Technologies Llc 172 $87,587 88.66%
Voxai Solutions Inc 172 $79,297 88.66%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 172 $49,092 89.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aday2farm Llc 5 $31,084 100.00%
Briscoe Brauchle 5 $21,003 100.00%
Cometa Cattle Company Ltd 5 $21,853 100.00%
Rocking M Ranch 5 $27,922 100.00%
Kubecka Flying Service Inc 5 $24,240 100.00%
Anthony Duke Jr 5 $20,371 100.00%
R Way Farms 5 $26,824 100.00%
Barnard Beef Cattle Company Llc 5 $28,434 100.00%
Kelley Plant Farms 5 $29,403 100.00%
Devin Kieschnick Farms 5 $29,120 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Weems And Stephens Equine Hospital Inc 11 $40,808 31.43%
La Fuess Partners Inc 11 $66,038 31.43%
Csid 11 $89,947 31.43%
Sprint Corporation 11 $85,078 31.43%
Netlogic Solutions Inc 11 $83,544 31.43%
Mch Professional Care 11 $174,300 31.43%
Tranter Inc 11 $65,433 31.43%
Conquest Consulting Llc 11 $87,195 31.43%
Dsi Telecom Inc 11 $80,218 31.43%
Sygntech Systems Inc 11 $83,455 31.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 17 $28,297 100.00%
Aquaculture 16 $28,246 100.00%
Floriculture Production 16 $28,102 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 16 $29,156 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 16 $27,235 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 14 $20,500 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 14 $26,804 100.00%
Peanut Farming 13 $31,522 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $27,413 100.00%
Wineries 11 $25,962 100.00%

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