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 %
8k Miles Health Cloud Inc 185 $65,285 88.52%
Vejars Technologies Inc 185 $76,069 88.94%
H E B Lp 184 $106,643 89.32%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc 184 $119,314 89.32%
The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 184 $58,514 89.32%
Paramount Global Solutions Inc 184 $65,445 89.76%
Cyberthink Inc 184 $73,822 90.20%
The University Of Texas Medical Branch 184 $50,088 91.09%
Management Health Systems Inc 184 $63,132 91.09%
Hindsight Software Solutions Inc 182 $85,292 90.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
418 Land Group 5 $28,970 100.00%
Paul Broyles 5 $24,124 100.00%
Jake Steelman Trucking 5 $29,623 100.00%
Crownover Farms Dba Lone Star Family Farms 5 $29,694 100.00%
D D Harvesting And Trucking 5 $33,376 100.00%
Iot Holdings Llc 5 $28,454 100.00%
Wingate Gin Corp 5 $30,318 100.00%
American Compost Llc 5 $30,801 100.00%
Olivas Transport Service 5 $20,638 100.00%
Glenn Repka 5 $28,937 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turner Townsend Inc 12 $122,292 32.43%
Fortis Talent Llc 12 $118,196 32.43%
Zions Bank Zmsc 12 $88,928 32.43%
Empyrean Benefit Solutions Inc 12 $100,313 32.43%
Elite Innovative Solutions Inc 12 $107,994 32.43%
Parvizian Fine Oriental Rugs Inc 12 $26,277 32.43%
Titan Chair Llc 12 $36,786 32.43%
Emcare Inc 12 $71,852 32.43%
Vistra Corporate Services Company 12 $108,961 32.43%
Gartner Inc 12 $111,973 32.43%

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