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 %
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 %
Experis Us Inc 256 $82,229 90.78%
Swift Technologies Inc 256 $69,879 91.10%
Azee Systems Inc 255 $72,611 90.75%
Securonix Inc 254 $96,258 90.71%
Ebs Minds It Inc 254 $74,232 91.04%
Brillio Llc 254 $84,048 91.04%
Syntel Consulting Inc 253 $73,968 91.01%
Goodman Manufacturing Company Lp 251 $82,843 90.29%
Intalent Llc 251 $81,950 90.61%
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company 249 $113,741 89.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smith And Sons 7 $30,199 100.00%
Harold Sides Inc 7 $28,009 100.00%
Jk Farms 7 $29,438 100.00%
Cc Performance Horses Llc 7 $18,191 100.00%
Gallaghers Precision Harvesting 7 $19,249 100.00%
Farmhouse Vineyard Llc 7 $27,212 100.00%
Miles Cumberland Farms 7 $29,185 100.00%
Desert Creek Honey Llc 7 $27,961 100.00%
Tma Inc 7 $27,961 100.00%
D Mcmullin Ranch Llc 7 $26,987 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division Inc 19 $99,667 33.93%
Singular Analysts Inc 19 $95,034 33.93%
Austin Home Care Assistance Llc 19 $17,552 33.93%
Visual It Services Inc 19 $90,200 33.93%
Sparkcognition Inc 19 $81,057 33.93%
Wise Equation Solutions Inc 19 $86,931 34.55%
Scarlet Infotech Inc Dba Expedien 18 $78,977 32.73%
Nalco Company 18 $95,559 32.73%
Rite Software Solutions Services Llc 18 $83,607 32.73%
Environmental Resources Management Southwest Inc 18 $107,038 32.73%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences 2,086 $72,611 80.08%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists 1,819 $68,069 87.62%
Temporary Help Services 1,606 $90,259 86.72%
Oil And Gas Extraction 1,577 $110,553 91.05%
Software Publishers 1,573 $111,218 97.28%
Credit Card Issuing 1,490 $93,842 93.01%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services 1,336 $80,481 87.26%
Consumer Lending 1,311 $101,525 88.40%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,293 $85,904 88.38%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,286 $90,963 88.87%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 44 $26,584 100.00%
Corn Farming 44 $30,452 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 41 $28,971 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 41 $31,365 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 40 $28,432 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 38 $28,225 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 35 $28,153 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 33 $27,382 100.00%
Other Animal Production 29 $27,658 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 28 $22,369 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 577 $105,034 100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 545 $85,007 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 488 $37,515 100.00%
Janitorial Services 487 $20,882 100.00%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 466 $98,695 100.00%
Commercial Banking 463 $92,665 100.00%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 450 $73,873 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 380 $35,781 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 368 $87,776 100.00%
Cotton Farming 315 $27,329 100.00%

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