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 %
Office Clerks, General 1 $19,406 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists 1 $66,227 100.00%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 1 $29,390 100.00%
Energy Auditors 1 $53,955 100.00%
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $75,213 100.00%
Machinists 1 $47,882 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $123,427 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 1 $67,558 100.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 1 $29,557 100.00%
Home Health Aides 1 $22,402 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
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 %
Beyondsoft Consulting Inc 46 $93,392 90.20%
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation 46 $95,513 90.20%
Calabitek Inc 46 $87,483 90.20%
Themesoft Inc 46 $83,749 90.20%
Texas Am Agrilife Research Part Of Tamus Agricultural Prg 46 $39,210 90.20%
Atria Group Llc 46 $61,723 90.20%
Itechstack Inc 46 $90,333 90.20%
Expedent Corp 46 $88,511 90.20%
Code Tech Inc 46 $84,814 90.20%
Cloudray Inc 46 $79,047 90.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
King Ranch Turfgrass Lp Jourdanton 1 $28,870 100.00%
Ppino West 1 $32,344 100.00%
Hidden Valley Pollard Family Partnership 1 $22,589 100.00%
Farm Labor Association For Growers Inc 1 $27,102 100.00%
Double Circle Ranch Services Llc 1 $52,000 100.00%
Southwest Livestock Echange Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Jacob Hiebert Farms 1 $20,800 100.00%
Wm Livestock Llc 1 $22,815 100.00%
M And T Farms Inc 1 $21,528 100.00%
Platinum Equine 1 $25,438 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Housing And Education Corp 2 $48,103 28.57%
Dawn Woodless 2 $1,031,836 28.57%
Triple Point Technology Inc 2 $110,459 28.57%
Almouie Pediatrics 2 $115,457 28.57%
Fss Technologies Inc 2 $76,586 28.57%
St Davids Healthcare 2 $56,493 28.57%
Solid Silicon Technology Llc Dba Aragio Solutions 2 $105,685 28.57%
Volta Llc 2 $95,004 28.57%
Altair Semiconductor Inc 2 $95,919 28.57%
Midland Central Llc 2 $75,026 28.57%

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