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 %
Snowflake Inc 49 $126,941 89.09%
Digital Software Inc 49 $84,401 89.09%
Sv Infotech Group Inc 49 $84,300 89.09%
Pinacle It Corp Llc 49 $88,204 89.09%
Pitney Bowes Inc 49 $114,162 89.09%
Macrosoft Inc 49 $97,881 89.09%
Perkins Will Inc 49 $62,509 89.09%
Djo Llc 49 $100,323 89.09%
Mu Sigma Inc 49 $62,372 89.09%
Nch Corporation 49 $73,358 89.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clay Bohne Harvesting 1 $27,102 100.00%
Watson Wood Co 1 $20,072 100.00%
Arnaldo Serrato Farms 1 $30,930 100.00%
Gibbons Markey Flp 1 $30,930 100.00%
Knock Out Punch And Trim Llc 1 $35,859 100.00%
Aaron Koopman 1 $21,528 100.00%
William Judy Dyck 1 $32,344 100.00%
Laferre Farms Llc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Espy Family Ranch 1 $20,342 100.00%
J Bar Agriculture Llc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vapro Inc 2 $68,432 28.57%
Travelocity 2 $50,201 28.57%
Pride International Inc 2 $77,854 28.57%
Htc America Inc 2 $77,938 28.57%
Ahmsa International Inc 2 $40,862 28.57%
Soff Corporation 2 $80,351 28.57%
Optim Energy Marketing Llc 2 $89,836 28.57%
Telvent Usa Inc 2 $69,275 28.57%
Texas New Mexico Power Company 2 $111,051 28.57%
Turbine Air Systems Ltd 2 $88,910 28.57%

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