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 %
Software Developers, Applications 127,421 $90,294 91.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 81,524 $73,742 92.33%
Computer Programmers 47,455 $61,995 88.60%
Computer Occupations, All Other 30,578 $77,665 92.95%
Software Developers, Systems Software 17,566 $95,441 90.17%
Management Analysts 10,989 $82,735 92.67%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 10,471 $105,053 88.44%
Mechanical Engineers 10,339 $81,900 89.68%
Accountants and Auditors 10,161 $60,351 90.80%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 10,056 $70,263 90.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 2,406 $27,727 354.87%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 2,343 $27,569 399.83%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,595 $28,390 359.23%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 236 $27,125 55.66%
Nursery Workers 142 $26,461 34.80%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 105 $40,515 35.00%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 61 $26,151 26.18%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 25 $32,154 13.89%
Construction Laborers 22 $31,823 14.10%
Fence Erectors 15 $36,938 10.20%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 21,207 $119,683 171.16%
Computer Systems Analysts 7,804 $82,127 119.99%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,169 $91,198 72.10%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,978 $98,907 57.48%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,797 $98,751 53.64%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,266 $37,261 54.76%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,059 $81,518 49.65%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 945 $135,675 53.30%
Accountants and Auditors 890 $74,608 75.23%
Mechanical Engineers 823 $92,527 78.38%
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 %
Lonestar Hospital Medicine Associates Pa 49 $152,014 90.74%
Marathon Oil Company 49 $104,678 90.74%
Xforia Inc 49 $97,099 90.74%
Hallmark Rehabilitation Gp Llc 49 $77,539 90.74%
Bytedance Inc 49 $102,151 90.74%
Edvensoft Solutions Llc 49 $88,002 90.74%
Toyota Motor North America Tmna 48 $111,433 88.89%
Savience Technologies Inc 48 $94,609 88.89%
Mastech Digital Alliances Inc 48 $104,414 88.89%
Techops Inc 48 $83,718 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Birome Gin Company Inc 1 $24,107 100.00%
Mooers Honey Farm 1 $20,342 100.00%
Leander Area Wholesale Nursery Inc 1 $22,589 100.00%
Ross N Roark Tte Of Ross N Roark Decents Tr 1 $22,259 100.00%
James Kiehne Kiehne Centerfire Cattle Co 1 $14,400 100.00%
Jkd Farms Llc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Froese Custom Harvesting 1 $20,550 100.00%
Qh Honey Farm Llc 1 $22,589 100.00%
Bauer Crop Company Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Itz Gardens 1 $20,342 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Toombs Hall Foster Llp 2 $60,799 28.57%
Healthcare Payment Specialists Llc 2 $84,115 28.57%
The Lubrizol Corporation 2 $88,109 28.57%
Dal Tech Engineering Inc 2 $72,176 28.57%
Arusa Trade Finance Inc 2 $78,312 28.57%
Val Verde Regional Medical Center 2 $41,350 28.57%
Shc Solutions 2 $73,601 28.57%
Adea Solutions Inc Dba Adea Inc 2 $111,665 28.57%
Tg Meat Center 2 $32,220 28.57%
Seatronics Inc 2 $110,406 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $32,344 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $30,930 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 1 $32,344 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $27,102 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 1 $37,606 100.00%

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