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 %
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 2 $87,870 66.67%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 2 $32,240 66.67%
Tool and Die Makers 2 $44,117 66.67%
Anthropologists 2 $49,670 66.67%
Electronic Drafters 2 $40,311 66.67%
Range Managers 2 $65,478 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 2 $49,439 100.00%
Construction Laborers 2 $23,078 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 2 $74,631 100.00%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 1 $67,038 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Accounts Clerks 1 $43,576 4.35%
Compliance Managers 1 $113,090 4.55%
Marriage and Family Therapists 1 $42,058 4.55%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1 $39,936 4.55%
Barbers 1 $33,592 4.55%
Computer Operators 1 $26,395 4.55%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 1 $28,558 4.55%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 1 $22,027 4.55%
Photographers 1 $35,984 4.55%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 1 $44,138 4.55%
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 %
Charles Schwab Company Inc 755 $125,120 88.62%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 754 $119,900 89.02%
Wm Rice University 745 $51,750 88.06%
Igate Technologies Inc 745 $66,865 89.54%
Photon Infotech Inc 742 $89,809 89.29%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 728 $106,756 88.67%
National Oilwell Varco Lp 723 $78,401 88.39%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 720 $88,583 88.24%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 718 $89,813 88.10%
Salesforcecom Inc 711 $109,063 87.35%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kevin Huffman Farms Llc 13 $28,347 100.00%
2l Cattle Company Llc 13 $14,803 100.00%
Jollisant Farms 13 $24,267 100.00%
Barons Creek Farms 13 $25,014 100.00%
Hank Leslie Cranek Farms 13 $23,698 100.00%
Brad Ashburn Farms Llc 13 $25,144 100.00%
Dutton Farms 13 $23,632 100.00%
Pablo Cantu 13 $25,453 100.00%
Panhandle Harvesting Services Llc 13 $25,781 100.00%
Prospect Acres 13 $23,877 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southwest Airlines Co 69 $108,991 43.95%
Trinet Usa Inc 69 $99,741 44.23%
Sam Houston State University 68 $42,007 43.87%
Avant Systems Inc 68 $95,273 43.87%
Austin Independent School District 67 $42,451 43.23%
University Of Houston 67 $47,625 43.51%
National Instruments Corporation 67 $89,673 43.79%
William Marsh Rice University 66 $50,347 43.71%
Tachyon Technologies Llc 66 $85,419 43.71%
Tm Transportation Services Llc 65 $43,028 44.52%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings 88 $73,794 88.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 87 $69,287 87.88%
Reinsurance Carriers 87 $95,186 87.88%
Language Schools 86 $43,048 86.87%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 86 $96,589 87.76%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services 85 $76,461 87.63%
Civic And Social Organizations 84 $49,263 87.50%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 84 $33,706 88.42%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 83 $70,023 88.30%
General Rental Centers 82 $93,411 87.23%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sports Teams And Clubs 29 $54,443 87.88%
Translation And Interpretation Services 29 $55,129 87.88%
Hmo Medical Centers 29 $62,919 87.88%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 28 $84,141 87.50%
Travel Agencies 28 $72,576 87.50%
Educational Services 28 $49,408 87.50%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 28 $97,142 87.50%
Graphic Design Services 28 $51,819 90.32%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 28 $75,353 90.32%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $72,102 90.32%

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