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 %
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5 $40,735 71.43%
Wind Energy Project Managers 5 $141,203 71.43%
Teacher Assistants 5 $22,059 83.33%
Computer Operators 5 $40,144 83.33%
Security Management Specialists 5 $59,355 83.33%
Social and Human Service Assistants 5 $29,938 83.33%
Historians 5 $49,704 83.33%
Construction and Building Inspectors 4 $58,448 66.67%
Counseling Psychologists 4 $42,130 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 4 $41,184 66.67%
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 %
Netherlands 32 $92,932 42.11%
Albania 31 $38,176 45.59%
Ireland 30 $89,693 44.12%
Portugal 27 $84,661 40.30%
Ghana 27 $67,175 40.30%
Bolivia 27 $62,281 45.76%
Hong Kong 27 $51,987 45.76%
Kazakhstan 26 $65,318 45.61%
Malawi 25 $31,656 44.64%
Ethiopia 24 $88,596 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ecolab Usa Inc 43 $98,007 89.58%
Engineering Square Llc 43 $93,419 89.58%
Data Strategies Interchange Llc 43 $97,750 89.58%
National Financial Services Llc 43 $88,102 89.58%
Intelliswift Software Inc 43 $85,643 89.58%
Gyansys Inc 43 $93,623 89.58%
Swift Technical Services Llc 43 $102,598 89.58%
Fortis Talent Llc 43 $95,654 89.58%
Itsutra Inc 43 $64,788 89.58%
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company Inc 43 $87,585 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skip Row Farms Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Morfeld Research Conservation Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Cota Irrigation And Custom Harvest Llc 1 $21,528 100.00%
Toni Lynn Rose 1 $26,354 100.00%
Tejas Feeders 1 $32,344 100.00%
Radf Properties Llc 1 $24,107 100.00%
John And Neta Loepky Farms 1 $24,960 100.00%
Hog Slat Inc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Klaas Talsma 1 $28,870 100.00%
David Carthel 1 $24,107 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hellenic Marine Llc 2 $123,011 33.33%
Rock Flow Dynamics Inc 2 $87,807 33.33%
Griffin Dewatering Corporation 2 $51,948 33.33%
Kalsi Engineering Inc 2 $81,806 33.33%
Talisman Energy Services Inc 2 $155,906 33.33%
Bridgework Partners Llc 2 $76,773 33.33%
Schaumburg Polk Inc 2 $81,068 33.33%
Goals Llc 2 $125,892 33.33%
Hmt Inc 2 $97,584 33.33%
J Walter Thompson Usa Inc 2 $67,673 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 308,059 $80,251 92.44%
Computer Systems Design Services 45,212 $87,268 93.22%
Engineering Services 23,669 $81,982 80.27%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 20,980 $87,811 76.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 20,958 $52,095 88.49%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,066 $87,152 93.06%
Other Computer Related Services 15,495 $79,872 91.78%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 11,459 $47,046 84.99%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 11,057 $79,974 96.23%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 9,669 $97,374 95.34%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 737 $27,023 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 631 $29,255 100.00%
Apiculture 487 $27,247 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 452 $32,403 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 446 $34,546 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 439 $27,825 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 384 $26,758 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 355 $28,192 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 308 $29,822 100.00%
Sheep Farming 301 $20,451 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 34,143 $106,453 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 24,239 $79,151 100.00%
Engineering Services 5,474 $94,792 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 3,335 $93,473 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,289 $45,569 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,625 $51,926 100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2,312 $96,426 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,115 $94,139 100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,786 $220,315 100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 1,651 $155,727 100.00%

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