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 %
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 1 $62,750 100.00%
Chief Sustainability Officers 1 $208,000 100.00%
Cargo and Freight Agents 1 $36,941 100.00%
Automotive Specialty Technicians 1 $51,854 100.00%
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers 1 $69,306 100.00%
Recycling Coordinators 1 $38,522 100.00%
Soil and Water Conservationists 1 $57,741 100.00%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 1 $27,581 100.00%
Geodetic Surveyors 1 $88,317 100.00%
Tutors 1 $31,113 100.00%
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 %
Capgemini America Inc 4,629 $94,277 92.97%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 4,436 $111,733 90.96%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 4,240 $81,299 89.38%
Ibm Corporation 4,115 $88,997 90.44%
Amazon Web Services Inc 3,658 $91,482 85.11%
Mphasis Corporation 3,583 $71,225 94.34%
Ibm India Private Limited 3,480 $71,759 93.25%
Dallas Independent School District 3,405 $50,383 93.91%
Apple Inc 3,378 $118,286 96.49%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,970 $71,967 96.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chapa Global Contracting Inc 22 $32,208 100.00%
Honls Bees Inc 22 $25,632 100.00%
Mondo Gardens 22 $24,066 100.00%
Rm Middleton Estate 21 $16,139 100.00%
Richard Smith Ranch 20 $18,803 100.00%
Aurora Organic Farms Inc 20 $27,423 100.00%
Frische Farms 19 $24,343 100.00%
Solimar Ee Llc 19 $24,716 100.00%
Buenavista Land Services Llc 18 $22,669 100.00%
Two S Farms Inc 18 $25,654 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Google Llc 269 $93,130 34.49%
Hewlett Packard Company 264 $83,741 34.24%
Rackspace Us Inc 256 $96,053 35.96%
Arm Inc 241 $106,707 34.98%
Inovant Llc 202 $99,412 29.97%
Kastech Solutions Llc 200 $89,103 30.58%
Indeed Inc 199 $80,781 31.05%
Salesforcecom 177 $103,818 32.01%
Photon Infotech Inc 170 $100,237 30.74%
Cggveritas Services Us Inc 168 $52,288 30.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement 143 $79,175 99.31%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 143 $104,143 100.00%
Other Accounting Services 142 $75,175 99.30%
Nursery And Tree Production 136 $26,956 95.77%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 132 $36,492 97.06%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 132 $98,307 100.00%
Ship Building And Repairing 130 $89,500 98.48%
Industrial Building Construction 129 $46,385 99.23%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 128 $83,731 99.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation 122 $52,785 95.31%

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