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 %
Benin 1 $78,478 50.00%
Botswana 1 $63,752 50.00%
Namibia 1 $30,992 50.00%
Maldives 1 $58,469 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $120,099 50.00%
Suriname 1 $83,034 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $66,144 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technolabs Inc 117 $67,513 89.31%
Direct Energy Lp 117 $87,817 89.31%
Meritious Services Inc 117 $74,251 89.31%
Flowserve Us Inc 117 $93,123 89.31%
Applied Optoelectronics Inc 116 $69,229 89.23%
Fort Bend Independent School District 116 $44,508 89.23%
Evry Usa Corporation 116 $70,369 89.23%
Tailored Shared Services Llc 116 $107,842 89.23%
Vedicsoft 116 $59,442 89.23%
Terbium Technologies Inc 116 $93,880 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Longoria Farms 4 $22,854 100.00%
R And M Gerik Farms 4 $24,357 100.00%
Kevin Hoffman Farms 4 $28,314 100.00%
Jj Sod Company Llc 4 $34,128 100.00%
J J Gregory Farms Llc 4 $32,396 100.00%
Bmf Supplies 4 $28,127 100.00%
Cwh Farms 4 $29,832 100.00%
Duran Plant Farm Nursery Inc 4 $30,607 100.00%
Russell Richter Farms 4 $19,796 100.00%
Cargile Cattle Companychad Mccormick 4 $7,650 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amerishal Investments Llc 7 $57,078 30.43%
Robstown Management Llc 7 $31,191 30.43%
Rsa Security Llc 7 $98,150 30.43%
Trafigura Trading Llc 7 $155,828 30.43%
Countryside Nursery Landscape Llc 7 $21,320 30.43%
Brixcel Inc 7 $85,681 30.43%
Mohawk Industries Inc 7 $114,569 30.43%
Mobolutions Llc 7 $95,329 30.43%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 7 $106,232 30.43%
Pivotal Software Inc 7 $102,137 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