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 %
Belgium 10 $72,983 45.45%
Palestine 10 $31,743 45.45%
Kosovo 10 $37,475 47.62%
Bahamas 9 $69,742 45.00%
Grenada 9 $59,222 47.37%
Panama 9 $75,849 47.37%
Morocco 8 $76,058 44.44%
Moldova 8 $81,210 44.44%
Lithuania 8 $86,115 47.06%
Angola 8 $79,676 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mouri Tech Llc 536 $82,773 90.54%
Southwest Airlines Co 535 $117,656 91.14%
Texas Tech University 532 $47,141 91.88%
Hp Inc 519 $109,631 89.79%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 518 $55,003 89.77%
Optum Services Inc 516 $110,882 91.17%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 513 $67,768 90.64%
Kbr Inc 510 $91,780 90.11%
Genpact Llc 505 $79,544 89.70%
Mckesson Corporation 504 $103,204 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William J Halfmann 11 $24,961 100.00%
Franz Farms Ii Partnership 11 $22,874 100.00%
Steele Farm And Hay 11 $28,369 100.00%
Birome Gin Co Inc 11 $28,089 100.00%
Hayter Ranch 11 $25,716 100.00%
Css Potato Farms Llc 11 $22,876 100.00%
Reece Farms Inc 11 $27,032 100.00%
Crenwelge Ranches 11 $22,112 100.00%
Boyd And Loyd Woodward 11 $20,905 100.00%
Jim Dishman Harvesting And Trucking 11 $22,683 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V3tech Solutions Inc 42 $124,680 37.84%
Aa Software Networking Inc 41 $83,185 36.94%
Aldine Independent School District 41 $41,306 37.27%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 41 $88,109 37.27%
Port Arthur Isd 41 $46,718 37.27%
Santander Consumer Usa Inc 41 $97,508 37.96%
Sernas Trucking 40 $32,642 37.04%
Zonestra Technologies Llc 40 $103,451 37.38%
Rsm Technology Solutions Inc 39 $87,831 36.45%
Atlassian Inc 39 $108,207 36.79%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 282 $95,218 87.85%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises 280 $92,934 87.23%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 279 $84,971 87.46%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 277 $88,660 88.78%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 276 $108,487 88.46%
Tax Preparation Services 273 $72,590 87.78%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 273 $89,208 88.35%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 273 $99,132 88.93%
Religious Organizations 271 $43,207 89.14%
Waste Collection 270 $96,506 89.70%

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