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 %
Financial Analysts	3,948	$73,874	89.44%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,869	$62,074	88.23%
Web Developers	3,750	$59,081	87.54%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	3,368	$46,573	80.32%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3,144	$46,608	80.89%
Information Security Analysts	3,036	$92,110	88.46%
Sales Engineers	3,013	$101,628	88.41%
Chemical Engineers	2,803	$94,937	85.35%
Statisticians	2,637	$75,766	80.84%
Physical Therapists	2,383	$72,426	77.24%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	1	$34,258	1.28%
Commercial Pilots	1	$30,930	1.32%
Farm Labor Contractors	1	$35,859	1.37%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	1	$41,600	1.47%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1	$18,000	1.59%
Helpers--Electricians	1	$40,331	1.61%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers	352	$136,275	54.83%
Marketing Managers	309	$120,837	48.82%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	273	$58,787	44.83%
Operations Research Analysts	268	$55,727	45.19%
Chemical Engineers	256	$109,231	43.24%
Information Security Analysts	242	$102,802	50.95%
Financial Analysts	238	$81,863	50.32%
General and Operations Managers	225	$108,829	47.57%
Dentists, General	225	$114,802	59.37%
Computer Programmers	218	$78,525	63.93%

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 %
Moldova	8	$81,210	47.06%
Lithuania	8	$86,115	47.06%
Uruguay	7	$75,777	41.18%
Mongolia	7	$59,079	43.75%
Georgia	6	$100,904	40.00%
Switzerland	6	$90,278	42.86%
Libya	6	$102,204	42.86%
St Lucia	6	$65,330	46.15%
Montenegro	5	$36,517	41.67%
Kyrgyzstan	5	$56,909	41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Staffmark Investment Llc	41	$60,145	91.11%
Business Workplace Solutions Peo Services Llc	41	$68,794	91.11%
Sawtest Solution Inc	41	$56,213	91.11%
Informatica Corporation	41	$79,905	91.11%
Novartis Services Inc	41	$95,077	91.11%
Sound Inpatient Physicians Of Texas 1 Inc	41	$131,779	91.11%
Horizon International Trd Inc	41	$84,904	91.11%
Syrainfotek Llc	41	$88,850	91.11%
Svs Technologies Limited	41	$83,145	91.11%
Ch2m Hill Engineers Inc	41	$83,601	91.11%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Isorx Texas	2	$96,980	33.33%
Vericlean Janitorial Services Llc	2	$55,037	33.33%
Greif Inc	2	$131,883	33.33%
Packers Plus Energy Services Usa Inc	2	$104,165	33.33%
Port Arthur Smiles Pllc	2	$80,434	33.33%
Mcdean Inc	2	$75,494	33.33%
Gencorp Technologies Inc Dba Credera	2	$75,390	33.33%
Houston Psychiatry Healthcare Pa	2	$40,893	33.33%
Prosourceit Ltd	2	$116,043	33.33%
Proenergy Services Llc	2	$136,896	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	308,059	$80,251	92.44%
Computer Systems Design Services	45,212	$87,268	93.22%
Engineering Services	23,669	$81,982	80.27%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	20,980	$87,811	76.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	20,958	$52,095	88.49%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	16,066	$87,152	93.06%
Other Computer Related Services	15,495	$79,872	91.78%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	11,459	$47,046	84.99%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	11,057	$79,974	96.23%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	9,669	$97,374	95.34%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	737	$27,023	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	631	$29,255	100.00%
Apiculture	487	$27,247	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	452	$32,403	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	446	$34,546	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	439	$27,825	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	384	$26,758	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	355	$28,192	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	308	$29,822	100.00%
Sheep Farming	301	$20,451	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	34,143	$106,453	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	24,239	$79,151	100.00%
Engineering Services	5,474	$94,792	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	3,335	$93,473	100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	3,289	$45,569	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,625	$51,926	100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	2,312	$96,426	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	2,115	$94,139	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,786	$220,315	100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,651	$155,727	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.