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 %
Egypt 80 $77,781 45.20%
Germany 80 $81,804 45.45%
Malaysia 70 $88,300 40.00%
Israel 65 $105,147 39.39%
Peru 62 $84,122 42.18%
Japan 60 $90,937 42.86%
United States Of America 60 $83,667 43.17%
Thailand 58 $52,635 42.03%
Indonesia 54 $74,485 39.42%
Poland 52 $63,656 39.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vibrant Infotech Inc 58 $100,228 90.63%
Marathon Petroleum Company Lp 57 $110,492 89.06%
Sainar Solutions Inc 57 $98,062 89.06%
Sanquest Inc 57 $87,272 89.06%
Automation Anywhere Inc 57 $107,269 89.06%
Digicloud Llc 57 $88,564 89.06%
Block Inc 57 $128,617 89.06%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 57 $98,495 89.06%
Prime Business Technologies Inc 57 $90,205 89.06%
Adroitco Inc 57 $93,781 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cuatro Cattle Company 1 $20,342 100.00%
Pandale Ranch 1 $21,528 100.00%
B U Growers Ltd 1 $20,800 100.00%
Bertha Alicia Martinez 1 $32,448 100.00%
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards 1 $23,192 100.00%
64 J Ranch 1 $25,438 100.00%
Neil Friesens Farm 1 $20,800 100.00%
Tradition Trucking 1 $27,102 100.00%
Tumbleweed Farms Llc 1 $30,930 100.00%
Aurora Organic Farms Inc Dublin Tx 1 $32,344 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urban Mining Company 3 $79,785 33.33%
Rtg Cabinets Llc 3 $47,736 33.33%
Hansen Farms 3 $18,879 33.33%
Armanino Llp 3 $74,880 33.33%
Sesi Corporate Llc 3 $86,680 33.33%
Ceva Logistics Us Inc 3 $93,690 33.33%
Novum Energy Trading Inc 3 $125,535 33.33%
Sagatianz Inc 3 $96,151 33.33%
R J Gusinje Llc 3 $22,027 33.33%
Randstad Technologies Llc 3 $70,713 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Highway Street And Bridge Construction 438 $69,545 88.66%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 433 $85,412 88.73%
Advertising Agencies 427 $78,009 87.86%
Employment Placement Agencies 427 $87,698 88.04%
Medical Laboratories 423 $73,434 87.58%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 423 $121,087 89.05%
Educational Support Services 420 $70,259 92.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 419 $88,590 92.90%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 411 $78,887 91.54%
Electric Power Generation 396 $96,209 90.62%

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