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 %
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 120 $77,288 90.23%
Itrace Foundation Inc 120 $62,617 90.23%
Prolifics Inc 120 $83,061 90.23%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 120 $115,891 90.23%
Sbm Offshore Usa Inc 119 $100,369 89.47%
Verveba Telecom Llc 119 $75,076 89.47%
Worldwide Oilfield Machine Inc 119 $72,073 90.15%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 119 $73,135 90.15%
Zirlen Technologies Inc 118 $85,161 89.39%
Byte Link Systems Inc 118 $81,293 89.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Celtic L Llc 4 $28,314 100.00%
Puzzlewood Ranch Coalain Galley 4 $6,300 100.00%
La Escalera Ranch 4 $19,474 100.00%
Tex Stein Feeders 4 $29,900 100.00%
Carl Pepper Farm 4 $23,005 100.00%
M P Ranch Llc 4 $29,874 100.00%
Srk Ranch Llc 4 $25,184 100.00%
Lowery Hauling Inc 4 $19,292 100.00%
Central Texas Wholesale Nursery Llc 4 $28,314 100.00%
Spandet Dairy 4 $28,314 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Concur Technologies Inc 7 $87,346 29.17%
Gexa Energy Lp 7 $127,382 30.43%
Qs Quarterhouse Software Inc 7 $80,677 30.43%
Secopsa Usa Llc 7 $132,974 30.43%
Teradata Operations Inc 7 $118,403 30.43%
Peoplefluent Inc 7 $104,773 30.43%
Vertex Us Holdings Inc 7 $100,675 30.43%
Kevin Love 7 $26,300 30.43%
Aaxy Llc Dba Austin First Mortgage 7 $68,902 30.43%
I Dream Systems Inc 7 $122,595 30.43%

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