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 %
El Salvador 148 $36,392 52.30%
France 114 $93,646 42.86%
Spain 110 $80,279 48.89%
Australia 106 $104,777 47.11%
Russia 101 $90,051 47.42%
Ukraine 98 $90,489 47.80%
Argentina 93 $86,206 46.73%
Jordan 91 $60,345 47.89%
Lebanon 85 $62,334 44.74%
Italy 83 $89,204 44.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veridic Solutions Llc 309 $84,781 89.57%
Silicon Laboratories Inc 305 $100,902 88.66%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 305 $79,709 88.66%
Siemens Energy Inc 305 $98,637 88.92%
Cyient Inc 304 $66,953 88.89%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 302 $80,032 88.56%
American General Life Insurance Company 301 $86,176 88.27%
United It Solutions Inc 300 $74,205 88.24%
Randstad Technologies Lp 300 $77,419 88.24%
The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Cente 299 $46,919 88.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jason Poole Farms Jv 8 $27,386 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 8 $25,540 100.00%
Win Tex Ag Services 8 $22,909 100.00%
Kb Custom Ag Services Llc 8 $35,940 100.00%
Scott Etheredge 8 $29,624 100.00%
Henrichson Feedyard Inc 8 $20,260 100.00%
Los Guevaras 8 $24,281 100.00%
Caprock Dairy Llc 8 $27,009 100.00%
Native Texas Growers Ltd 8 $26,335 100.00%
Harral Livestock Co Llc 8 $21,081 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green Meadows Design Landscaping Inc 24 $44,025 34.78%
Tek Ninjas Solutions Llc 24 $102,765 34.78%
Atos It Solutions Services Inc 24 $113,671 34.78%
Hdr Engineering Inc 23 $82,802 33.82%
Om Consulting Inc Dba Wise Men Consultants 23 $90,205 33.82%
Overhead Door Corporation 23 $99,874 33.82%
Compnova 23 $87,037 33.82%
Theme Soft Inc 23 $19,286,152 33.82%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 23 $85,577 34.33%
It Face Inc 23 $91,600 34.33%

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