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 %
Kforce Inc 1,444 $95,594 88.53%
Ut Southwestern Medical Center 1,440 $53,799 90.11%
Verizon Data Services Llc 1,421 $100,130 92.63%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 1,403 $100,340 91.76%
Cisco Systems Inc 1,370 $99,197 93.13%
Capital One Services Llc 1,308 $92,387 89.16%
Google Llc 1,307 $97,595 92.04%
Dell Marketing Lp 1,307 $91,402 92.30%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 1,300 $112,992 96.73%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 1,298 $78,934 96.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D Bar Ranch 15 $24,003 100.00%
Lr Forage Harvesting Llc 15 $25,955 100.00%
David W Stroope Honey Co 15 $22,676 100.00%
Garrett Flying Service Inc 15 $23,876 100.00%
Spoor Farms Jv 15 $24,773 100.00%
Floratech Inc 15 $24,016 100.00%
Roderick Cattle Co Llc 15 $24,516 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Tx Troup 15 $37,207 100.00%
Wonderful Bees 15 $28,930 100.00%
Epperson Ranches 15 $19,066 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fmc Technologies 122 $96,070 45.19%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 119 $99,868 44.24%
Intellect Business Solutions 116 $90,459 43.12%
Nokia Siemens Networks Us Llc 112 $73,239 42.42%
Facebook Inc 112 $78,062 43.75%
The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley 112 $39,846 44.27%
Shell Oil Company 111 $116,355 43.87%
Paypal Inc 110 $102,698 44.18%
Hp Inc 108 $106,746 43.72%
First Object Inc 107 $84,974 44.40%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural Services 1,241 $55,192 85.82%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 1,239 $74,693 87.13%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,190 $107,352 93.85%
Satellite Telecommunications 1,115 $117,743 88.00%
Testing Laboratories And Services 1,090 $62,290 87.34%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,036 $83,758 83.41%
Computer Facilities Management Services 1,032 $87,391 86.36%
Petroleum Refineries 1,019 $105,109 85.92%
Other Management Consulting Services 1,014 $91,485 86.08%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 996 $85,255 91.80%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rice Farming 28 $27,200 100.00%
Goat Farming 27 $24,389 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 25 $27,254 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 24 $26,714 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 23 $26,712 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 23 $27,526 100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 22 $22,062 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 21 $28,274 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 21 $27,104 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 17 $27,267 100.00%

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