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 %
Neurologists 19 $200,079 79.17%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 19 $44,086 79.17%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 18 $42,727 78.26%
Wind Energy Engineers 18 $91,907 78.26%
Geophysical Data Technicians 18 $47,884 78.26%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $80,975 81.82%
Loan Officers 18 $47,742 81.82%
Freight and Cargo Inspectors 18 $43,955 81.82%
Chefs and Head Cooks 17 $43,501 77.27%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $56,546 80.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Netherlands 32 $92,932 42.11%
Albania 31 $38,176 45.59%
Ireland 30 $89,693 44.12%
Portugal 27 $84,661 40.30%
Ghana 27 $67,175 40.30%
Bolivia 27 $62,281 45.76%
Hong Kong 27 $51,987 45.76%
Kazakhstan 26 $65,318 45.61%
Malawi 25 $31,656 44.64%
Ethiopia 24 $88,596 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 29,488 $78,343 99.59%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 18,886 $72,137 99.43%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 13,931 $92,459 98.24%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 9,438 $91,735 98.71%
Hcl America Inc 9,213 $81,738 98.57%
Ernst Young Us Llp 9,115 $84,639 97.54%
Wipro Limited 8,722 $75,353 93.90%
Accenture Llp 7,531 $86,328 98.15%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Amazoncom Services Llc 4,911 $94,088 96.45%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blaine Larsen Farms Inc 102 $25,572 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 97 $29,940 100.00%
Mandujano Brothers 33 $24,122 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 30 $30,111 100.00%
King Ranch Turfgrass Lp 30 $23,854 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Tx 28 $29,754 100.00%
Wiggins Watermelons Llc 28 $26,463 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 23 $28,132 100.00%
Ricetec Inc 23 $25,812 100.00%
Integrated Agribusiness Solutions Llc 22 $28,183 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 977 $102,563 4.87%
Dell Usa Lp 771 $93,314 8.49%
Ernst Young Us Llp 546 $106,393 41.49%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc 511 $16,816 49.28%
Amazoncom Services Llc 458 $99,251 45.35%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 427 $101,706 43.66%
Atos Syntel Inc 358 $120,077 36.64%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 350 $95,547 40.56%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc 297 $16,840 34.90%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc 282 $33,335 33.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 282 $95,218 87.85%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises 280 $92,934 87.23%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 279 $84,971 87.46%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 277 $88,660 88.78%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 276 $108,487 88.46%
Tax Preparation Services 273 $72,590 87.78%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 273 $89,208 88.35%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 273 $99,132 88.93%
Religious Organizations 271 $43,207 89.14%
Waste Collection 270 $96,506 89.70%

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