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 %
Kforce Inc 1,444 $95,594 88.53%
Ut Southwestern Medical Center 1,440 $53,799 90.11%
Verizon Data Services Llc 1,421 $100,130 92.63%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 1,403 $100,340 91.76%
Cisco Systems Inc 1,370 $99,197 93.13%
Capital One Services Llc 1,308 $92,387 89.16%
Google Llc 1,307 $97,595 92.04%
Dell Marketing Lp 1,307 $91,402 92.30%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 1,300 $112,992 96.73%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 1,298 $78,934 96.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D Bar Ranch 15 $24,003 100.00%
Lr Forage Harvesting Llc 15 $25,955 100.00%
David W Stroope Honey Co 15 $22,676 100.00%
Garrett Flying Service Inc 15 $23,876 100.00%
Spoor Farms Jv 15 $24,773 100.00%
Floratech Inc 15 $24,016 100.00%
Roderick Cattle Co Llc 15 $24,516 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Tx Troup 15 $37,207 100.00%
Wonderful Bees 15 $28,930 100.00%
Epperson Ranches 15 $19,066 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fmc Technologies 122 $96,070 45.19%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 119 $99,868 44.24%
Intellect Business Solutions 116 $90,459 43.12%
Nokia Siemens Networks Us Llc 112 $73,239 42.42%
Facebook Inc 112 $78,062 43.75%
The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley 112 $39,846 44.27%
Shell Oil Company 111 $116,355 43.87%
Paypal Inc 110 $102,698 44.18%
Hp Inc 108 $106,746 43.72%
First Object Inc 107 $84,974 44.40%

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