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 %
Idexcel Inc 260 $84,511 89.66%
Sr Professionalslp 260 $69,581 89.66%
3i Infotech Inc 259 $72,450 89.31%
University Of Texas Medical Branch 259 $64,460 89.31%
Mansai Inc 259 $61,917 90.24%
Prodigy Technologies Inc 259 $77,081 90.24%
Avani Systems Inc 258 $84,706 90.21%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 258 $94,343 90.21%
Globus It Incorporated 258 $79,621 90.85%
Jackson Therapy Partners Holdings Llc 257 $58,010 91.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Golden Construction Services Inc 7 $27,227 100.00%
Ventures Of Agriculture Llc 7 $26,220 100.00%
High Ridge Ranch Llc 7 $27,370 100.00%
Cbj Farms 7 $27,709 100.00%
Halff Brothers Ranch Ltd 7 $25,527 100.00%
Warner Farms I Llc 7 $28,068 100.00%
Paloma Cattle Company Ltd 7 $29,319 100.00%
Henrichson Ranches Ltd 7 $18,467 100.00%
Jim Bean Farms 7 $29,185 100.00%
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards Inc 7 $20,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scott White Clinic 19 $102,170 33.33%
Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association 19 $67,795 33.33%
Black Veatch Corporation 19 $88,608 33.33%
Merrill Lynch 19 $94,025 33.33%
Toshiba International Corporation 19 $90,554 33.33%
Vitol Inc 19 $103,654 33.33%
Sci Shared Resources Llc 19 $95,305 33.33%
Infor Us Inc 19 $102,413 33.33%
Xome Realty Services Llc 19 $117,865 33.93%
Markit 19 $89,161 33.93%

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