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 %
Adef Company 53 $72,939 89.83%
Phillips 66 Company 53 $104,745 89.83%
Supreme Tech Solutions Llc 53 $71,197 89.83%
Riverpoint Management Llc 53 $88,244 89.83%
Sat Solutions Llc 53 $72,656 89.83%
Iq Systems Inc 53 $85,220 89.83%
My Supply Chain Group Llc 53 $98,050 89.83%
Edgile Llc 53 $139,242 89.83%
Empyrean Benefit Solutions Inc 53 $78,772 89.83%
Ulab Inc 53 $52,446 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agrarian Management 1 $28,870 100.00%
New Road Trucking Llc 1 $49,691 100.00%
William Gavranovic Jr Farms Jv 1 $21,174 100.00%
Vivero Growers Nursery 1 $32,344 100.00%
Michael And Janet Saha 1 $19,375 100.00%
Rhino Farms Inc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Sister Creek Corporation 1 $24,107 100.00%
Robbins Moore Family Partnership Lp 1 $10,500 100.00%
Robert E Morgan Farms 1 $19,282 100.00%
3 S Land Cattle Company 1 $32,344 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Appshark Software Inc 3 $107,841 37.50%
Poncefuess Engineering Llc 3 $58,594 37.50%
Pa Consulting And Financial Services Inc 3 $32,746 37.50%
Santos Advisory Group Llc 3 $66,040 37.50%
University Of Mary Hardinbaylor 3 $40,703 37.50%
Tti Inc 3 $77,404 37.50%
Pure Solutions Llc 3 $93,558 37.50%
Urbanika Group Llc 3 $58,489 37.50%
Liberty Lawn Landscaping Inc 3 $31,762 37.50%
Bell Trucks America Inc 3 $60,708 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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