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 %
Tunisia 5 $93,289 41.67%
Rwanda 5 $79,310 41.67%
Antigua And Barbuda 5 $67,644 45.45%
Slovakia 4 $128,808 40.00%
Senegal 4 $42,838 44.44%
Algeria 4 $68,734 44.44%
St Kitts And Nevis 4 $62,366 44.44%
Burma (myanmar) 4 $85,301 50.00%
Mauritius 4 $78,120 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 4 $29,047 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baylor Research Institute 124 $50,515 89.86%
Globallogicinc 124 $101,279 89.86%
Premier It Solutions Llc 124 $90,362 89.86%
Tanisha Systems Inc 124 $76,047 90.51%
Bi Labs Inc 124 $75,058 90.51%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 124 $78,701 90.51%
Ascendion Inc Formerly Known As Collabera Inc 124 $108,356 90.51%
Standav Corp 123 $91,531 89.78%
Wise Men Consultants Inc 123 $79,112 89.78%
Fpt Usa Corp 123 $66,737 90.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green Country Honey Llc 4 $24,690 100.00%
Cypress Mill Ranch 4 $24,024 100.00%
Schuyler Wight Iii 4 $26,083 100.00%
Harral Livestock Company 4 $14,032 100.00%
Hansen Farms 4 $20,330 100.00%
Harmony Hill Farms Llc 4 $31,184 100.00%
Mike Rutherford Ranch 4 $27,170 100.00%
Liberty Honey Farms Inc 4 $20,899 100.00%
M M Pool Farms Inc 4 $29,900 100.00%
Farmers Cooperative Society 1 4 $31,637 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cafe Mozart Bakery 7 $36,326 29.17%
Eaton Corporation 7 $104,250 29.17%
Liao Kin Company Pc 7 $65,288 29.17%
Aia Engineers Ltd 7 $74,461 29.17%
Baker Concrete Construction Inc 7 $79,533 29.17%
Telnet Inc 7 $91,814 29.17%
Emsi 7 $70,913 29.17%
Lamons Gasket Company 7 $96,121 29.17%
Absg Consulting 7 $106,921 29.17%
La Grange Acquisition Lp 7 $87,096 29.17%

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