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 %
Water/Wastewater Engineers 27 $73,491 72.97%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 26 $29,712 70.27%
Astronomers 26 $59,571 70.27%
Education Administrators, All Other 26 $53,189 72.22%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 26 $33,727 74.29%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 26 $35,679 78.79%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 25 $49,854 75.76%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 25 $112,408 78.13%
Web Administrators 25 $76,296 78.13%
Audiologists 25 $65,647 80.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 6 $71,726 14.63%
Quality Control Systems Managers 6 $93,409 14.63%
Cargo and Freight Agents 6 $48,065 14.63%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 6 $20,730 14.63%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $37,185 14.63%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 6 $13,352,220 14.63%
Electricians 5 $45,194 12.20%
Sheet Metal Workers 5 $26,886 12.20%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 5 $43,087 12.50%
Dental Assistants 5 $36,258 12.50%
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)

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