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 %
J C Penney Corporation Inc	46	$111,417	90.20%
Origin Hubs Inc	46	$85,997	90.20%
Safety Efficacy It Solutions Inc	46	$77,880	90.20%
Hire It People Inc	46	$93,926	90.20%
Nexcruit It Services Llc	46	$79,375	90.20%
Ecclesiastes Inc	46	$90,338	90.20%
Formac Inc	46	$91,973	90.20%
Skillgigs Inc	45	$74,711	88.24%
Avanzar Interior Technologies Ltd	45	$66,578	88.24%
Spark Data Solutions Inc	45	$82,472	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
F Flores Contracting	1	$20,072	100.00%
Jp Farms	1	$33,280	100.00%
Rex Swann Farms	1	$22,589	100.00%
Spoor Farms J V	1	$20,072	100.00%
King Ranch Inc Santa	1	$21,687	100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 33 1	1	$32,344	100.00%
El Bosal Llc	1	$10,500	100.00%
Doug Harrison	1	$21,528	100.00%
Donnie Hilbers Farm	1	$20,342	100.00%
Jose Rolando Perez	1	$37,357	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Purchasing Management International Lp	2	$67,892	28.57%
Bland Farms Llc	2	$49,879	28.57%
Markit Wso	2	$81,620	28.57%
Urban Engineers Group Inc	2	$72,488	28.57%
Protech Solutions Inc	2	$111,187	28.57%
Texas Oncology Pa	2	$109,804	28.57%
Phytel Inc	2	$106,746	28.57%
Stg Design Inc	2	$47,934	28.57%
Doskocil Manufacturing Inc	2	$60,019	28.57%
Tri Star Petroleum Inc	2	$56,472	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control	388	$93,686	92.16%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	371	$98,765	89.18%
Other Insurance Related Activities	369	$92,260	89.13%
Electric Power Distribution	361	$94,969	87.83%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	354	$72,866	86.98%
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services	351	$127,115	86.88%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	350	$73,491	87.50%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	347	$85,898	87.41%
Veterinary Services	343	$84,188	88.40%
Soft Drink Manufacturing	341	$102,634	88.80%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming	2	$29,723	100.00%
Shellfish Fishing	2	$25,896	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$27,102	100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking	2	$32,240	100.00%
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	2	$29,016	100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers	2	$27,612	100.00%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage	2	$25,532	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$20,647	100.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers	1	$24,107	50.00%
New Housing For Sale Builders	1	$48,000	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	110	$80,050	99.10%
Offices Of Physicians	109	$3,193,010	99.09%
Veterinary Services	108	$67,369	99.08%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	108	$70,201	100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	107	$88,137	99.07%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	107	$99,125	100.00%
Real Estate Credit	105	$97,258	98.13%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing	102	$40,392	97.14%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	102	$88,490	97.14%
Satellite Telecommunications	100	$100,505	98.04%

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.