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 %
Idexcel Inc 260 $84,511 89.66%
Sr Professionalslp 260 $69,581 89.66%
3i Infotech Inc 259 $72,450 89.31%
University Of Texas Medical Branch 259 $64,460 89.31%
Mansai Inc 259 $61,917 90.24%
Prodigy Technologies Inc 259 $77,081 90.24%
Avani Systems Inc 258 $84,706 90.21%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 258 $94,343 90.21%
Globus It Incorporated 258 $79,621 90.85%
Jackson Therapy Partners Holdings Llc 257 $58,010 91.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Golden Construction Services Inc 7 $27,227 100.00%
Ventures Of Agriculture Llc 7 $26,220 100.00%
High Ridge Ranch Llc 7 $27,370 100.00%
Cbj Farms 7 $27,709 100.00%
Halff Brothers Ranch Ltd 7 $25,527 100.00%
Warner Farms I Llc 7 $28,068 100.00%
Paloma Cattle Company Ltd 7 $29,319 100.00%
Henrichson Ranches Ltd 7 $18,467 100.00%
Jim Bean Farms 7 $29,185 100.00%
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards Inc 7 $20,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scott White Clinic 19 $102,170 33.33%
Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association 19 $67,795 33.33%
Black Veatch Corporation 19 $88,608 33.33%
Merrill Lynch 19 $94,025 33.33%
Toshiba International Corporation 19 $90,554 33.33%
Vitol Inc 19 $103,654 33.33%
Sci Shared Resources Llc 19 $95,305 33.33%
Infor Us Inc 19 $102,413 33.33%
Xome Realty Services Llc 19 $117,865 33.93%
Markit 19 $89,161 33.93%

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