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 %
Connectedx Inc 131 $95,222 90.34%
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 131 $91,565 90.97%
Crowd Software Consulting Llc 130 $76,539 90.28%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 130 $68,475 90.28%
Comerica Management Company 130 $92,868 90.91%
Wsp Usa Inc 130 $78,837 90.91%
Technumen Inc 130 $91,236 90.91%
Abn Tech Corporation 130 $87,622 90.91%
Nokia Siemens Networks Us Llc 129 $72,561 90.21%
Wood Group Usa Inc 129 $109,700 90.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
R M Middleton Estate 4 $20,911 100.00%
Mcintyre Flying Service 4 $21,226 100.00%
Berglings Honey Farm 4 $20,556 100.00%
Lone Star Honey Inc 4 $21,137 100.00%
Fischer Wieser Specialty Foods Inc 4 $29,983 100.00%
Mccrae Mccormick 4 $29,812 100.00%
Brownfield Farmers Gin Llc 4 $31,122 100.00%
Ss Farms Partnership 4 $30,768 100.00%
Otto Mann Jr And Sons Inc 4 $30,857 100.00%
Nicholas Holy 4 $26,941 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vejars Technologies Inc 8 $114,364 30.77%
Anderton Castings Llc 8 $69,820 30.77%
Spl Consutling Inc 8 $82,971 30.77%
Valid Management Llc 8 $78,772 30.77%
Abu Salem Restaurant Inc 8 $50,378 30.77%
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation 8 $114,920 30.77%
Archrock 8 $99,447 30.77%
Weaver And Tidwell Llp 8 $90,501 30.77%
Horizontal Integration Inc 8 $123,094 30.77%
Rts Landscaping Inc 8 $24,661 30.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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