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 %
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 %
Musigma Inc	42	$56,148	89.36%
Hvj Associates Inc	42	$63,447	89.36%
Biz Metric Partners Inc	42	$71,785	89.36%
Covetus Llc	42	$68,589	89.36%
Ridge Business Solutions Llc	42	$91,804	89.36%
Arcus Technologies	42	$77,299	89.36%
Citigroup Energy Inc	42	$96,131	89.36%
Sv It Inc	42	$81,148	89.36%
Eteam Inc	42	$100,042	89.36%
Itspurs Inc	42	$78,730	89.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ubc Rags Inc	2	$58,854	33.33%
Ggr Dental Center Pc	2	$111,571	33.33%
Radyn Inc	2	$38,990	33.33%
Harris Local Government Solutions Inc	2	$88,182	33.33%
Mitsui Plastics Inc	2	$133,172	33.33%
National Produce Consultants Llc	2	$74,444	33.33%
Trans Texas Tire Llc	2	$86,195	33.33%
Af Technologies Inc	2	$52,354	33.33%
Icontrol Networks Inc	2	$114,265	33.33%
Span Systems Corporation	2	$132,309	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.