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 %
8k Miles Health Cloud Inc 185 $65,285 88.52%
Vejars Technologies Inc 185 $76,069 88.94%
H E B Lp 184 $106,643 89.32%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc 184 $119,314 89.32%
The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 184 $58,514 89.32%
Paramount Global Solutions Inc 184 $65,445 89.76%
Cyberthink Inc 184 $73,822 90.20%
The University Of Texas Medical Branch 184 $50,088 91.09%
Management Health Systems Inc 184 $63,132 91.09%
Hindsight Software Solutions Inc 182 $85,292 90.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
418 Land Group 5 $28,970 100.00%
Paul Broyles 5 $24,124 100.00%
Jake Steelman Trucking 5 $29,623 100.00%
Crownover Farms Dba Lone Star Family Farms 5 $29,694 100.00%
D D Harvesting And Trucking 5 $33,376 100.00%
Iot Holdings Llc 5 $28,454 100.00%
Wingate Gin Corp 5 $30,318 100.00%
American Compost Llc 5 $30,801 100.00%
Olivas Transport Service 5 $20,638 100.00%
Glenn Repka 5 $28,937 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turner Townsend Inc 12 $122,292 32.43%
Fortis Talent Llc 12 $118,196 32.43%
Zions Bank Zmsc 12 $88,928 32.43%
Empyrean Benefit Solutions Inc 12 $100,313 32.43%
Elite Innovative Solutions Inc 12 $107,994 32.43%
Parvizian Fine Oriental Rugs Inc 12 $26,277 32.43%
Titan Chair Llc 12 $36,786 32.43%
Emcare Inc 12 $71,852 32.43%
Vistra Corporate Services Company 12 $108,961 32.43%
Gartner Inc 12 $111,973 32.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement 143 $79,175 99.31%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 143 $104,143 100.00%
Other Accounting Services 142 $75,175 99.30%
Nursery And Tree Production 136 $26,956 95.77%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 132 $36,492 97.06%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 132 $98,307 100.00%
Ship Building And Repairing 130 $89,500 98.48%
Industrial Building Construction 129 $46,385 99.23%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 128 $83,731 99.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation 122 $52,785 95.31%

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