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 %
Baylor University	196	$46,777	88.69%
Cbi Inc	195	$94,181	88.24%
Emc Consulting Group Inc	195	$87,445	88.24%
Sailpoint Technologies Inc	193	$103,826	88.13%
Safeway Inc	192	$129,019	87.67%
Satyam Computer Services Limited	192	$64,081	87.67%
Stiaos Technologies Inc	192	$82,711	87.67%
Sabre Inc	192	$75,973	88.07%
Sai Business Solutions Llc	192	$69,246	88.07%
Advithri Technologies Llc	191	$84,795	88.02%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
G E Cotton Farms Inc	6	$26,635	100.00%
La La Ranch Llc	6	$28,784	100.00%
Hwy 67 Gin Co Inc	6	$28,382	100.00%
No Water Farms Llc	6	$31,051	100.00%
Todd Otahal Farms Llc	6	$27,810	100.00%
Obryan Ranch	6	$27,047	100.00%
Reeves County Water Improvement District 1	6	$28,302	100.00%
Dennis B Vest	6	$19,655	100.00%
Jongsma Harvesting	6	$27,882	100.00%
Paradise Creek Farm Inc	6	$23,043	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Webber Llc	13	$82,805	31.71%
Exeter Finance Llc	13	$94,312	31.71%
Adalitek Group Llc	13	$91,546	32.50%
Becton Dickinson And Company	13	$72,656	32.50%
Uworld Llc	13	$96,493	32.50%
Databricks Inc	13	$117,374	32.50%
Aveva Software Llc	13	$113,186	32.50%
Express Scripts Services Company	13	$92,554	32.50%
Sourceonit Inc	13	$91,257	33.33%
Fmc Technologies Inc	13	$100,115	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	55	$81,708	87.30%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	54	$101,386	85.71%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities	54	$100,407	87.10%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	54	$52,508	87.10%
Research And Development In Nanotechnology	54	$106,238	87.10%
Media Representatives	53	$86,577	85.48%
Machine Shops	53	$71,039	86.89%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing	53	$59,223	86.89%
General Warehousing And Storage	52	$73,476	86.67%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	52	$94,851	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	17	$33,015	80.95%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing	17	$67,122	85.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	17	$53,040	85.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation	17	$90,454	85.00%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	17	$95,417	85.00%
Hospitals	17	$67,263	85.00%
Manufacturing	17	$87,858	85.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers	17	$75,160	85.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	17	$77,635	85.00%
Siding Contractors	16	$40,763	84.21%

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.