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)

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 %
Usa Waste Management Resources Llc 237 $98,210 89.10%
First Tek Inc 236 $71,947 88.72%
Info Keys Inc 236 $73,072 89.06%
Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc 235 $92,601 88.68%
Global Bridge Infotech Inc 234 $75,166 88.30%
Epsoft Technologies Llc 233 $78,065 87.92%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 233 $112,333 88.26%
Eog Resources Inc 233 $109,014 88.59%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 233 $104,536 88.59%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 231 $85,719 87.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Texas Grass Farms Llc 7 $27,771 100.00%
1879 Robinson Farm Llc 7 $26,784 100.00%
Cooper Farm Ranch 7 $26,868 100.00%
Frische Bros Fertilizer Inc 7 $26,923 100.00%
Matthew Gail Setliff Farms 7 $29,465 100.00%
Sayes Ranch 7 $28,068 100.00%
G T Farms 7 $26,211 100.00%
Lett Arabian Ranch 7 $17,005 100.00%
Tim Metzler 7 $27,082 100.00%
Studebaker Farm 7 $25,602 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cheniere Energy Inc 17 $128,931 33.33%
Precision Drilling Company Lp 17 $126,373 34.00%
Tecnics Consulting Inc 17 $81,277 34.00%
Adt Llc 17 $107,268 34.00%
General Motors Company 17 $83,557 34.00%
Commscope Technologies Llc 17 $95,568 34.00%
Softtek Integration Systems Inc 17 $88,322 34.00%
Wsp Usa Inc 17 $84,841 34.00%
Oportun Inc 17 $105,778 34.00%
Stacklogy Inc 17 $98,934 34.00%

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