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 %
Industrial Engineering Technologists 15 $48,958 83.33%
Quality Control Analysts 14 $42,340 77.78%
Product Safety Engineers 14 $73,485 77.78%
Fashion Designers 14 $38,238 77.78%
Choreographers 14 $46,611 82.35%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 14 $35,191 82.35%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 14 $61,993 82.35%
Credit Counselors 14 $29,240 82.35%
Genetic Counselors 13 $69,120 76.47%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 13 $49,690 76.47%
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 %
Veridic Solutions Llc 309 $84,781 89.57%
Silicon Laboratories Inc 305 $100,902 88.66%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 305 $79,709 88.66%
Siemens Energy Inc 305 $98,637 88.92%
Cyient Inc 304 $66,953 88.89%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 302 $80,032 88.56%
American General Life Insurance Company 301 $86,176 88.27%
United It Solutions Inc 300 $74,205 88.24%
Randstad Technologies Lp 300 $77,419 88.24%
The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Cente 299 $46,919 88.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jason Poole Farms Jv 8 $27,386 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 8 $25,540 100.00%
Win Tex Ag Services 8 $22,909 100.00%
Kb Custom Ag Services Llc 8 $35,940 100.00%
Scott Etheredge 8 $29,624 100.00%
Henrichson Feedyard Inc 8 $20,260 100.00%
Los Guevaras 8 $24,281 100.00%
Caprock Dairy Llc 8 $27,009 100.00%
Native Texas Growers Ltd 8 $26,335 100.00%
Harral Livestock Co Llc 8 $21,081 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green Meadows Design Landscaping Inc 24 $44,025 34.78%
Tek Ninjas Solutions Llc 24 $102,765 34.78%
Atos It Solutions Services Inc 24 $113,671 34.78%
Hdr Engineering Inc 23 $82,802 33.82%
Om Consulting Inc Dba Wise Men Consultants 23 $90,205 33.82%
Overhead Door Corporation 23 $99,874 33.82%
Compnova 23 $87,037 33.82%
Theme Soft Inc 23 $19,286,152 33.82%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 23 $85,577 34.33%
It Face Inc 23 $91,600 34.33%

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