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 %
Dentists, General 2,156 $120,692 79.53%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2,115 $42,779 89.20%
Logisticians 1,951 $69,547 87.76%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,933 $82,879 89.53%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,892 $138,919 87.96%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,676 $132,646 82.36%
Petroleum Engineers 1,565 $108,000 83.91%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,473 $43,611 83.36%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1,411 $95,867 80.08%
Computer Network Architects 1,407 $99,198 82.72%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logisticians 212 $72,855 64.44%
Financial Managers 203 $123,738 62.46%
Computer Network Architects 201 $108,338 65.05%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 195 $46,533 63.31%
Food Preparation Workers 184 $18,430 64.79%
Internists, General 173 $118,338 61.35%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 169 $44,813 60.57%
Sales Managers 157 $120,642 58.36%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 149 $35,103 55.39%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 149 $111,984 56.44%
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 %
Just Energy Us Corp 43 $66,418 91.49%
Priority Fulfillment Services Inc 43 $88,936 91.49%
Comtek Global Inc 43 $82,650 91.49%
9to9 Software Solutions Llc 43 $74,108 91.49%
Globalpoint Inc 43 $83,899 91.49%
Datawin Systems Inc 43 $64,079 91.49%
Blue Telcom Inc 43 $64,848 91.49%
Sparkpro Solutions Inc 43 $58,330 91.49%
Kinectra Inc 43 $60,403 91.49%
Valley Pulmonary Group Pllc 42 $173,370 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shannon And Lana Shaw Jv 1 $32,344 100.00%
Bee Force Llc 1 $20,342 100.00%
Albrechts Angel Honey 1 $21,528 100.00%
Narra Vineyards Llc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Mayfield Mccraw 1 $20,800 100.00%
Crop Production Services Inc 1 $23,192 100.00%
Epic Dairies Llc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Camp Mystic 1 $27,102 100.00%
Liberty Lawn And Landscaping Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Jerry And Lawana Webb Farms 1 $20,800 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Set Laboratories Inc 2 $62,972 33.33%
Wowwe Inc 2 $36,879 33.33%
Apple Dentists Pllc 2 $68,963 33.33%
Om Rx Services Llc 2 $104,333 33.33%
Camin Cargo Control 2 $72,478 33.33%
Cobalt International Energy Inc 2 $197,382 33.33%
Forney Corporation 2 $120,006 33.33%
Hotaz Inc 2 $57,304 33.33%
S B International Inc 2 $125,248 33.33%
Og Energy Solutions Llc 2 $110,313 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement 143 $79,175 99.31%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 143 $104,143 100.00%
Other Accounting Services 142 $75,175 99.30%
Nursery And Tree Production 136 $26,956 95.77%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 132 $36,492 97.06%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 132 $98,307 100.00%
Ship Building And Repairing 130 $89,500 98.48%
Industrial Building Construction 129 $46,385 99.23%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 128 $83,731 99.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation 122 $52,785 95.31%

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