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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 948 $60,713 83.09%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 899 $54,925 80.05%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 880 $58,241 80.73%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 877 $85,892 81.13%
Human Resources Specialists 869 $56,779 83.96%
Biological Scientists, All Other 865 $44,641 88.45%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 826 $88,714 84.80%
Financial Managers 823 $124,801 85.37%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 777 $54,087 80.69%
Accountants 776 $59,224 85.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 111 $136,363 51.63%
Industrial Production Managers 108 $116,554 50.94%
Cooks, Restaurant 107 $26,477 51.94%
Petroleum Engineers 102 $144,177 49.76%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 93 $57,033 45.37%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 87 $65,964 43.50%
Lawyers 83 $113,559 43.68%
Helpers--Roofers 83 $23,151 43.92%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 79 $19,415 41.80%
Chefs and Head Cooks 78 $49,666 41.49%
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 %
Guatemala 16 $76,707 43.24%
Uganda 14 $75,064 38.89%
Dominican Republic 14 $68,202 40.00%
Austria 14 $95,206 42.42%
Jamaica 14 $54,954 45.16%
Sweden 13 $71,968 41.94%
Denmark 13 $103,480 44.83%
Turkmenistan 13 $56,671 46.43%
Dominica 13 $58,609 46.43%
Tanzania 12 $74,779 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mouri Tech Llc 536 $82,773 90.54%
Southwest Airlines Co 535 $117,656 91.14%
Texas Tech University 532 $47,141 91.88%
Hp Inc 519 $109,631 89.79%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 518 $55,003 89.77%
Optum Services Inc 516 $110,882 91.17%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 513 $67,768 90.64%
Kbr Inc 510 $91,780 90.11%
Genpact Llc 505 $79,544 89.70%
Mckesson Corporation 504 $103,204 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William J Halfmann 11 $24,961 100.00%
Franz Farms Ii Partnership 11 $22,874 100.00%
Steele Farm And Hay 11 $28,369 100.00%
Birome Gin Co Inc 11 $28,089 100.00%
Hayter Ranch 11 $25,716 100.00%
Css Potato Farms Llc 11 $22,876 100.00%
Reece Farms Inc 11 $27,032 100.00%
Crenwelge Ranches 11 $22,112 100.00%
Boyd And Loyd Woodward 11 $20,905 100.00%
Jim Dishman Harvesting And Trucking 11 $22,683 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V3tech Solutions Inc 42 $124,680 37.84%
Aa Software Networking Inc 41 $83,185 36.94%
Aldine Independent School District 41 $41,306 37.27%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 41 $88,109 37.27%
Port Arthur Isd 41 $46,718 37.27%
Santander Consumer Usa Inc 41 $97,508 37.96%
Sernas Trucking 40 $32,642 37.04%
Zonestra Technologies Llc 40 $103,451 37.38%
Rsm Technology Solutions Inc 39 $87,831 36.45%
Atlassian Inc 39 $108,207 36.79%

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