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 %
Moldova 8 $81,210 47.06%
Lithuania 8 $86,115 47.06%
Uruguay 7 $75,777 41.18%
Mongolia 7 $59,079 43.75%
Georgia 6 $100,904 40.00%
Switzerland 6 $90,278 42.86%
Libya 6 $102,204 42.86%
St Lucia 6 $65,330 46.15%
Montenegro 5 $36,517 41.67%
Kyrgyzstan 5 $56,909 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covetit Inc 44 $90,759 89.80%
Spar Information Systems Llc 44 $74,479 89.80%
Glosoft Technologies Llc 44 $81,337 89.80%
Peta Systems Inc 44 $83,642 89.80%
Linkpro Technologies Inc 44 $88,844 89.80%
Sogeti Usa Llc 44 $86,720 89.80%
Sofec Inc 44 $94,830 89.80%
Ved Software Services Inc 44 $79,470 89.80%
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division 44 $80,876 89.80%
Asta Crs Inc 44 $83,453 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Davenport Ranchesjerry Davenport 1 $3,600 100.00%
Jonathan James 1 $30,930 100.00%
First American Holdings Dba Springhill Farm 1 $21,174 100.00%
Lk Joint Venture 1 $20,342 100.00%
Texas Dakota Partners Ltd 1 $26,354 100.00%
Tucker Investment Properties Inc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Platinum Custom Ag 1 $27,102 100.00%
Rd Guetersloth Farms 1 $20,800 100.00%
Matthew And Kember Rainwater 1 $32,344 100.00%
Cashmark Llccashmark Texas Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contemporary Endodontics 2 $146,994 28.57%
Universal American Financial Services Inc 2 $79,872 28.57%
Bluesource Inc 2 $78,686 28.57%
Kinesix Corporation 2 $68,661 28.57%
Safa Wholesale Inc 2 $32,375 28.57%
Matt Alex Inc 2 $95,805 28.57%
Saas Software Inc 2 $67,060 28.57%
Faith Community Hospital 2 $44,283 28.57%
Permian Premier Health Services 2 $93,645 28.57%
Geostock Us Llc 2 $87,121 28.57%

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