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 %
Netherlands 32 $92,932 42.11%
Albania 31 $38,176 45.59%
Ireland 30 $89,693 44.12%
Portugal 27 $84,661 40.30%
Ghana 27 $67,175 40.30%
Bolivia 27 $62,281 45.76%
Hong Kong 27 $51,987 45.76%
Kazakhstan 26 $65,318 45.61%
Malawi 25 $31,656 44.64%
Ethiopia 24 $88,596 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webilent Technology Inc 90 $87,251 88.24%
Gemalto Inc 90 $76,032 89.11%
E2open Llc 90 $103,659 89.11%
Mhk Tech Inc 90 $93,595 89.11%
Unify Solutions Inc 90 $77,519 89.11%
Vistra Corporate Services Company 90 $109,324 89.11%
Mojid Solutions Llc 90 $49,987 89.11%
Sparkcognition Inc 90 $89,143 89.11%
Tsq Systems Inc 90 $77,287 89.11%
Audubon Engineering Operations Llc 89 $98,813 88.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William Fisher 3 $30,715 100.00%
Gerald Marysa Smith Partnership 3 $30,715 100.00%
Milk Harvest Dairy 3 $20,141 100.00%
Chilton Grain Company Llc 3 $30,715 100.00%
Beedy Farms Partnership 3 $29,557 100.00%
Gaskins Enterprises Inc 3 $21,722 100.00%
Richard Smith Ranch Richard D Smith 3 $9,500 100.00%
Kubicek Turf Farm 3 $29,439 100.00%
King Ranch Turfgrass Lp Navasota 3 $30,715 100.00%
Nelson And Diana Bulanek Farms 3 $23,996 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mrp Llc 5 $87,431 31.25%
Professional Datasolutions Inc 5 $80,459 31.25%
Ei Systems Corp 5 $71,997 31.25%
Aviat Us Inc 5 $92,493 31.25%
Edohana Dfw Enterprise Inc 5 $30,805 31.25%
2014 Business Corporationllc 5 $45,927 31.25%
Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Cente 5 $48,996 31.25%
Hart Energy Publishing Lllp 5 $68,944 31.25%
Rover Resources 5 $84,515 31.25%
Personify Inc 5 $71,448 31.25%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural Services 1,241 $55,192 85.82%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 1,239 $74,693 87.13%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,190 $107,352 93.85%
Satellite Telecommunications 1,115 $117,743 88.00%
Testing Laboratories And Services 1,090 $62,290 87.34%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,036 $83,758 83.41%
Computer Facilities Management Services 1,032 $87,391 86.36%
Petroleum Refineries 1,019 $105,109 85.92%
Other Management Consulting Services 1,014 $91,485 86.08%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 996 $85,255 91.80%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rice Farming 28 $27,200 100.00%
Goat Farming 27 $24,389 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 25 $27,254 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 24 $26,714 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 23 $26,712 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 23 $27,526 100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 22 $22,062 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 21 $28,274 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 21 $27,104 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 17 $27,267 100.00%

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