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 %
Mtx Group Inc	46	$100,096	90.20%
Vigna Solutions Inc	46	$86,573	90.20%
Byteware Inc	46	$89,162	90.20%
Exlservicecom Llc	46	$96,518	90.20%
Joyalukkas Jewelry Texas Inc	46	$57,318	90.20%
Datalysys Llc	46	$79,707	90.20%
Vertraus Inc	46	$87,533	90.20%
Fluxtek Solutions Inc	46	$83,333	90.20%
Ws Atkins Inc	46	$77,438	90.20%
It Crats Inc	46	$94,607	90.20%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fws Management Llc	1	$34,320	100.00%
Robbins Moore Family Partnership Lp John P Moore	1	$3,600	100.00%
E Cross Cattle Co Inc	1	$27,102	100.00%
Utility Research Garden	1	$32,344	100.00%
Rm Gerik Farms	1	$21,174	100.00%
Kuhlken Farms Limited	1	$32,344	100.00%
Sterling Lovelace Farms	1	$21,528	100.00%
Laborcitas Creek Ranch	1	$31,200	100.00%
Ogallala Farms Llc	1	$26,354	100.00%
Gb Farms	1	$20,342	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Harlingen Physician Network	2	$109,918	28.57%
Terrabon	2	$88,598	28.57%
Trident Microsystems Inc	2	$93,351	28.57%
Verde Real Estate Services Llc	2	$79,633	28.57%
Ltl Interests Inc	2	$53,196	28.57%
Process Data Control Corp	2	$81,193	28.57%
Danco	2	$59,519	28.57%
Iconma Llc	2	$56,638	28.57%
Rw3 Technologies Inc	2	$87,714	28.57%
J G Trybus Corporation	2	$56,254	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	438	$69,545	88.66%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	433	$85,412	88.73%
Advertising Agencies	427	$78,009	87.86%
Employment Placement Agencies	427	$87,698	88.04%
Medical Laboratories	423	$73,434	87.58%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	423	$121,087	89.05%
Educational Support Services	420	$70,259	92.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing	419	$88,590	92.90%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	411	$78,887	91.54%
Electric Power Generation	396	$96,209	90.62%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	3	$31,110	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$27,612	100.00%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$22,589	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	2	$27,102	100.00%
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$29,900	100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors	2	$27,986	100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing	2	$28,870	100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves	2	$25,438	100.00%
Wholesale Trade	2	$25,896	100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing	2	$30,930	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Centers	122	$102,564	100.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	120	$98,286	98.36%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	119	$90,580	99.17%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	118	$71,749	99.16%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	117	$94,415	99.15%
Medical Laboratories	117	$65,178	100.00%
Residential Building Construction	116	$58,854	99.15%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	114	$18,823	98.28%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	113	$78,589	99.12%
Electric Power Distribution	111	$96,397	98.23%

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.