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 %
First Consulting Group Llc 50 $82,816 89.29%
Gomiapp Llc 50 $82,341 89.29%
Vigna Inc 50 $69,585 89.29%
Goldline Technologies Inc 50 $63,108 89.29%
Populus Financial Group Inc 50 $107,134 89.29%
Techbits Inc 50 $75,146 89.29%
Ion Geophysical Corporation 50 $93,294 89.29%
Jenrac Technologies Llc 50 $62,343 89.29%
Axis Inc 50 $57,240 89.29%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 50 $104,185 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bentley Farms 1 $24,960 100.00%
Nocona Genetics Breeding Llc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Elm Creek Commodities Llc 1 $27,102 100.00%
Greer Enterprises 1 $20,550 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 89 3 1 $30,930 100.00%
Journeay Journeay Farms Inc Co Thomas H Journ 1 $20,342 100.00%
Liberty Lawn Landscaping Inc 1 $27,102 100.00%
Jason Farmer Transportation Ltd 1 $30,930 100.00%
Five Harts Cattle Co Llc 1 $10,500 100.00%
Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Suretec Financial Corp 2 $77,397 25.00%
Harvest Natural Resources Inc 2 $88,546 25.00%
City Of Fort Worth 2 $75,806 25.00%
Hamiq Corporation 2 $30,753 25.00%
Thg The Hospitalist Group Lp 2 $140,161 25.00%
Uplift Education 2 $47,068 25.00%
Simpson Landscape Maintenance Inc 2 $44,055 25.00%
5g Studio Collaborative Llc 2 $60,226 25.00%
Whitley Penn Llp 2 $56,722 25.00%
Intech Bizsolutions Inc 2 $68,204 25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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