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 %
General and Operations Managers	1,374	$95,196	83.37%
Engineers, All Other	1,347	$74,193	82.39%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,275	$89,114	80.80%
Chemists	1,223	$57,386	80.30%
Marketing Managers	1,211	$115,473	85.10%
Materials Engineers	1,156	$81,503	87.31%
Construction Managers	1,085	$80,417	84.17%
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,050	$102,617	84.88%
Cost Estimators	976	$61,807	81.67%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	962	$61,803	82.93%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction Managers	147	$86,818	56.98%
Materials Engineers	142	$81,468	55.69%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	134	$18,029	52.96%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	132	$100,417	52.38%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	129	$17,718	53.97%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	126	$89,172	54.31%
Helpers--Production Workers	120	$22,473	53.10%
Cost Estimators	119	$65,281	54.34%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	118	$38,908	54.38%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	116	$20,422	53.46%

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 %
Re It Services Inc	48	$87,019	88.89%
Erp Smartlabs Llc	48	$94,928	88.89%
Naten Llc	48	$83,544	88.89%
Moodys Analytics Inc	48	$117,459	88.89%
Claims Services Group Llc	48	$118,931	88.89%
Keystone Technology Partners Inc	48	$94,636	88.89%
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company	48	$105,885	88.89%
Sabic Americas Inc	48	$100,094	88.89%
Ardor It Solutions Inc	48	$92,779	88.89%
Texas Heart Institute	48	$51,564	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bailey Bailey Farms	1	$32,344	100.00%
Eunice Uvonne Morgan Farms	1	$20,800	100.00%
T And R Farms	1	$23,192	100.00%
John Sims	1	$32,344	100.00%
Staffing Abroad Llc	1	$32,344	100.00%
R P Stephens Land Cattle Llc	1	$32,344	100.00%
Reata Farms General Partnership	1	$32,344	100.00%
Jake And Tina Giesbrecht Farms	1	$15,746	100.00%
Lester Meier Ranch	1	$30,930	100.00%
Dry Land Ag Resources Llc	1	$32,344	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Optimization Zorn Dba Oz Systems	2	$76,773	28.57%
Wistron Infocommtexas Corp	2	$43,337	28.57%
His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Co	2	$54,995	28.57%
Sdb Trade Llc	2	$69,784	28.57%
Great South Texas Corp Dba Computer Solutions	2	$74,214	28.57%
Ecommerce Industries Inc	2	$84,098	28.57%
6 Day Dental Orthodontics North Texas Pa	2	$101,359	28.57%
Aspen Technology Services Corporation	2	$75,536	28.57%
B And N Corporation	2	$98,706	28.57%
Ozburn Hessey Logistics	2	$70,075	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.