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 %
Biological Technicians 724 $32,759 80.36%
Sales Managers 723 $106,314 81.79%
Environmental Engineers 704 $73,889 84.21%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 695 $47,136 83.23%
Lawyers 682 $104,883 81.68%
Physicists 682 $55,902 89.38%
Database Architects 678 $89,255 90.76%
Financial Specialists, All Other 643 $57,984 86.42%
Data Warehousing Specialists 642 $82,729 87.11%
Industrial Production Managers 628 $94,106 86.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bakers 75 $21,386 40.76%
Human Resources Specialists 72 $61,137 39.56%
Construction Laborers 69 $25,355 38.12%
Environmental Engineers 68 $81,171 38.64%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 68 $52,404 39.31%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $38,199 39.05%
Economists 66 $84,882 39.52%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 65 $21,111 39.16%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $43,485 39.39%
Medical and Health Services Managers 63 $78,152 39.13%
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 %
Tunisia 5 $93,289 41.67%
Rwanda 5 $79,310 41.67%
Antigua And Barbuda 5 $67,644 45.45%
Slovakia 4 $128,808 40.00%
Senegal 4 $42,838 44.44%
Algeria 4 $68,734 44.44%
St Kitts And Nevis 4 $62,366 44.44%
Burma (myanmar) 4 $85,301 50.00%
Mauritius 4 $78,120 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 4 $29,047 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vcarve Inc 48 $68,565 88.89%
Sliq Information Technologies Inc 48 $97,797 90.57%
Resource America Information Technology Inc 48 $69,825 90.57%
Mch Professional Care 48 $168,002 90.57%
Dallas Baptist University 48 $48,506 90.57%
Trinity University 48 $54,440 90.57%
Childrens Medical Center Of Dallas 48 $76,912 90.57%
Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District 48 $40,528 90.57%
Edataworld Llc 48 $65,878 90.57%
Hanusoft Inc 48 $59,097 90.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Glyn Hutto Livestock Glyn W Hutto 1 $3,600 100.00%
Sealy Cattle Company 1 $21,720 100.00%
Southwest Stallion Station Llc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Homestead Apiaries Inc 1 $32,344 100.00%
1000 Tenderfoot Llc 1 $28,870 100.00%
Agrivision Farm Management 1 $21,174 100.00%
Five Star Dairy Tx 1 $20,342 100.00%
Brennen George Farms 1 $28,870 100.00%
Pete Friesen 1 $32,240 100.00%
Carrizo Feeders Ltd 1 $20,550 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jpv Enterprise 2 $20,602 28.57%
Rtd Quality Services Usa Lp 2 $34,174 28.57%
Internationalvacationcom Inc 2 $61,267 28.57%
Take Supply Chain 2 $104,832 28.57%
Quickoffice Inc 2 $100,225 28.57%
Aus Distributers Inc 2 $65,541 28.57%
Beaumont Independent School District 2 $35,270 28.57%
Razorfish Llc 2 $73,143 28.57%
Solar Turbines Inc 2 $97,542 28.57%
Codejet Marking Solutions Inc 2 $106,112 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