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 %
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 %
Hitachi Vantara Llc	395	$97,661	88.57%
3s Business Corporation	395	$75,669	88.57%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	394	$89,189	88.54%
University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio	392	$65,157	88.29%
Selsoft Inc	390	$55,844	88.44%
Tavant Technologies Inc	390	$100,545	88.64%
Orchestra Technology Inc	389	$62,668	89.02%
Perficient Inc	388	$92,970	89.20%
The University Of Texas At Arlington	387	$45,306	89.17%
General Motors Financial Company Inc	385	$102,443	88.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Holdman Honey Inc	10	$28,864	100.00%
Hp Harvesting Llc	10	$30,326	100.00%
Lrb Ranches Llcbriggs Ranch	10	$15,205	100.00%
Rgrg Jr Ltd	10	$23,859	100.00%
Cody Crownover	9	$21,909	100.00%
Gruhlkeys	9	$25,986	100.00%
Reliance Ranches	9	$22,825	100.00%
Jeffery Roper Farms	9	$23,261	100.00%
Fabian Morales Trucking Llc	9	$28,930	100.00%
Y Cross Inc	9	$26,920	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Epsoft Technologies Llc	32	$114,973	38.10%
Dal Tile Corporation	31	$90,947	36.90%
Gsk Solutions Inc	31	$97,025	36.90%
Blue Yonder Inc	31	$106,188	36.90%
Comtec Consultants Inc	31	$129,641	36.90%
Mpowertech Inc	30	$100,058	36.14%
Siemens Plm Software Inc	30	$86,662	36.14%
Isqare Technologiesinc	30	$82,160	36.14%
Yeti Technologies Yeti Computers	30	$67,599	36.59%
Blackhawk Network Inc	30	$103,673	36.59%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	438	$69,545	88.66%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	433	$85,412	88.73%
Advertising Agencies	427	$78,009	87.86%
Employment Placement Agencies	427	$87,698	88.04%
Medical Laboratories	423	$73,434	87.58%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	423	$121,087	89.05%
Educational Support Services	420	$70,259	92.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing	419	$88,590	92.90%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	411	$78,887	91.54%
Electric Power Generation	396	$96,209	90.62%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	3	$31,110	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$27,612	100.00%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$22,589	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	2	$27,102	100.00%
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$29,900	100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors	2	$27,986	100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing	2	$28,870	100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves	2	$25,438	100.00%
Wholesale Trade	2	$25,896	100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing	2	$30,930	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Centers	122	$102,564	100.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	120	$98,286	98.36%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	119	$90,580	99.17%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	118	$71,749	99.16%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	117	$94,415	99.15%
Medical Laboratories	117	$65,178	100.00%
Residential Building Construction	116	$58,854	99.15%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	114	$18,823	98.28%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	113	$78,589	99.12%
Electric Power Distribution	111	$96,397	98.23%

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.