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 %
United Arab Emirates 2 $76,606 33.33%
Haiti 2 $140,192 33.33%
Cote D'ivoire 2 $75,842 33.33%
Iceland 2 $62,411 40.00%
Equatorial Guinea 2 $55,152 40.00%
Burkina Faso 2 $90,064 40.00%
Kuwait 2 $63,347 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $93,985 40.00%
Bahrain 2 $84,833 40.00%
Togo 2 $73,206 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Texas At Dallas 118 $64,302 89.39%
Alcon Laboratories Inc 118 $86,277 89.39%
Webber Llc 118 $68,493 89.39%
Sysco Corporation 118 $94,497 90.08%
Involgixs Inc 118 $78,162 90.08%
Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc 117 $108,119 89.31%
Conflux Systems Inc 117 $89,834 89.31%
Digerati Systems Inc 117 $69,939 89.31%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 117 $93,012 89.31%
Swanktek Inc 117 $85,897 89.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metro Lawn Care Inc 4 $21,576 100.00%
Mccoin Farms 4 $29,812 100.00%
Coates Ranch 4 $19,750 100.00%
Hand Tree Farm Llc 4 $29,812 100.00%
Rd Guetersloh Farms 4 $21,143 100.00%
Harrison Family Farms 4 $29,812 100.00%
Sun Country Farm 4 $31,122 100.00%
Yucca Lily Ranch Ltd 4 $20,535 100.00%
High Plains Farms 4 $20,917 100.00%
Fcr Partners Lp 4 $29,182 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corsicana Geranium Gardens 7 $19,677 30.43%
Imperial Group Manufacturing 7 $85,173 30.43%
Intel Federal Inc 7 $92,213 30.43%
Elite Cellular 7 $42,334 30.43%
Volantsoft Inc 7 $92,765 30.43%
Logic Information Systems Inc 7 $103,521 30.43%
Lyondell Chemical Company 7 $115,333 30.43%
Westerntechsystems Inc 7 $95,734 30.43%
Newman International Academy 7 $56,143 30.43%
Techbits Inc 7 $92,034 30.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 17 $28,297 100.00%
Aquaculture 16 $28,246 100.00%
Floriculture Production 16 $28,102 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 16 $29,156 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 16 $27,235 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 14 $20,500 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 14 $26,804 100.00%
Peanut Farming 13 $31,522 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 12 $27,413 100.00%
Wineries 11 $25,962 100.00%

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