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 %
Singapore 48 $95,357 42.11%
Sri Lanka 46 $58,396 41.07%
Trinidad And Tobago 44 $110,975 41.51%
Costa Rica 44 $71,194 41.51%
Honduras 42 $68,623 42.42%
Romania 42 $64,537 44.21%
Kenya 41 $67,243 43.62%
Ecuador 35 $61,882 43.21%
Serbia 35 $74,323 43.75%
Greece 32 $88,656 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Virtuoso Technologies Inc 271 $63,005 88.27%
Vastika Inc 270 $65,120 88.24%
Donato Technologies Inc 270 $86,373 88.24%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 268 $98,828 88.16%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 267 $63,207 88.12%
Teradata Operations Inc 266 $92,232 88.37%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 265 $91,611 88.04%
Csc Covansys Corporation 264 $79,609 87.71%
Insperity Services Lp 264 $96,267 88.00%
Img Systems Inc 264 $69,087 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stableway Management Llc 8 $25,368 100.00%
Sweet River Company Llc 8 $28,717 100.00%
Matthew William Wilde 8 $27,386 100.00%
Emc Inc 8 $26,338 100.00%
Gm Farms Llc 8 $27,004 100.00%
Pitchfork Cattle Operations Llc 8 $27,313 100.00%
George H Prucha Jr 8 $27,219 100.00%
Peddicord Harvesting 8 $27,760 100.00%
Pandale Ranch Company Inc 8 $27,199 100.00%
Mcpeak Orchards 8 $24,372 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gw Communications Llc 20 $72,491 32.79%
Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc 20 $89,086 32.79%
Enbridge Employee Services Inc 20 $118,905 33.33%
Kc Synergy Solutions 20 $104,481 33.33%
Erp Logic Llc 20 $94,376 33.33%
Gallant Global Inc 20 $98,547 33.33%
Team Baugh Llc Dba Home Instead Senior Care 20 $17,701 33.90%
Silicus Technologies Llc 20 $85,712 33.90%
Omnitracs Llc 20 $99,048 33.90%
I2 It Solutions Inc 20 $108,975 33.90%

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