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 %
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 %
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 %
American Business Solutions Inc 60 $71,393 89.55%
Ace Cash Express 60 $68,600 89.55%
The University Of Texas El Paso 60 $54,355 89.55%
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 60 $52,170 89.55%
Maverick Tube Corporation 60 $74,116 89.55%
Ebs Healthcare Inc 60 $60,951 89.55%
Ait Global Inc 60 $84,475 89.55%
Rent A Center Inc 60 $93,809 90.91%
Microinfo Itinc 60 $52,010 90.91%
Spry Info Solution Inc 60 $50,801 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rice Tec Inc 1 $20,342 100.00%
Bradberry Ventures Inc 1 $40,800 100.00%
Miguel Transport Inc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Native Texas Nursery Llc Dba Native Texas Nurser 1 $20,550 100.00%
Holub Fish Llc 1 $20,873 100.00%
Harral Livestock Companydillard A Harrall 1 $3,600 100.00%
Nocona Ranch Llc 1 $27,102 100.00%
Triple G Trucking 1 $49,691 100.00%
Covered Double E Llc 1 $49,691 100.00%
Cedar Hill Services Llc 1 $21,528 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fairway Landscape Nursery Inc 3 $40,553 33.33%
Microsemi Storage Solutions Us Inc 3 $117,855 33.33%
Mobilelink San Antonio Llc 3 $80,392 33.33%
Farlife Llc Mother Moon Acupuncture And Herb 3 $56,354 33.33%
Dealer Dot Com Inc 3 $88,754 33.33%
Pannee Inc 3 $58,476 33.33%
Luminus Management Llc 3 $125,043 33.33%
Acupuncture Center Of Dallas Inc 3 $23,386 33.33%
Premier Oilfield Laboratories Llc 3 $91,451 33.33%
Memorial Hermann Health System 3 $113,839 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 2,086 $72,611 80.08%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists 1,819 $68,069 87.62%
Temporary Help Services 1,606 $90,259 86.72%
Oil And Gas Extraction 1,577 $110,553 91.05%
Software Publishers 1,573 $111,218 97.28%
Credit Card Issuing 1,490 $93,842 93.01%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services 1,336 $80,481 87.26%
Consumer Lending 1,311 $101,525 88.40%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,293 $85,904 88.38%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,286 $90,963 88.87%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 44 $26,584 100.00%
Corn Farming 44 $30,452 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 41 $28,971 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 41 $31,365 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 40 $28,432 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 38 $28,225 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 35 $28,153 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 33 $27,382 100.00%
Other Animal Production 29 $27,658 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 28 $22,369 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 577 $105,034 100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 545 $85,007 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 488 $37,515 100.00%
Janitorial Services 487 $20,882 100.00%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 466 $98,695 100.00%
Commercial Banking 463 $92,665 100.00%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 450 $73,873 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 380 $35,781 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 368 $87,776 100.00%
Cotton Farming 315 $27,329 100.00%

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