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 %
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