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 %
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)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 113 $29,414 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 108 $26,871 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 81 $27,027 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 75 $27,903 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 69 $26,481 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 63 $26,326 100.00%
Crop Production 62 $28,649 100.00%
Potato Farming 56 $28,268 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 55 $29,776 100.00%
Wheat Farming 51 $28,114 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 811 $96,609 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 773 $1,447,011 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 744 $1,553,998 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 744 $99,812 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 729 $107,792 100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 712 $372,380 100.00%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 707 $91,761 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 699 $116,235 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 674 $21,874 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 637 $543,854 100.00%

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