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 %
Headstrong Services Llc 368 $81,716 89.10%
Health Care Service Corporation 365 $107,003 88.59%
Globallogic Inc 365 $102,414 89.02%
Fmc Technologies Inc 361 $93,569 88.26%
Cameron International Corporation 360 $87,165 88.89%
Conocophillips Company 358 $108,978 88.83%
Capgemini Us Llc 358 $95,303 89.05%
Elajika Inc 358 $79,234 89.72%
Sree Infotech Llc 357 $63,738 89.70%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 356 $69,290 89.45%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Los Olmos Cattle Company Llc 9 $16,586 100.00%
Purtis Creek Farms Llc 9 $26,818 100.00%
Heavin Ranch 9 $23,703 100.00%
Robson Honey Company Llc 9 $26,224 100.00%
David Winters 9 $20,136 100.00%
Johns Cars Inc 9 $26,920 100.00%
Dels Grass Farms Ltd 9 $22,975 100.00%
Q H Honey Farm Llc 9 $25,849 100.00%
Alewelt Concrete Inc 9 $32,809 100.00%
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association 9 $25,621 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statoil Gulf Services Llc 28 $129,223 35.00%
Golden Rule Schools Inc 28 $49,971 35.00%
Tekpros Inc 28 $79,973 35.00%
Polycom Inc 28 $86,845 35.00%
Klauspenner Inc 28 $30,171 35.44%
Principle Information Technology Company 28 $92,136 35.44%
Yana Software Inc 28 $76,936 35.44%
Southwest Business Corporation 28 $101,610 35.44%
Mexico Foods 28 $67,122 35.90%
Cod Cores Inc 28 $109,422 35.90%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 258 $28,082 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 217 $28,365 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 185 $29,593 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 176 $27,976 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 168 $29,645 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 164 $27,392 100.00%
Cotton Farming 124 $28,068 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 122 $27,538 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 122 $24,481 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 114 $28,094 100.00%

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