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 %
Usa Waste Management Resources Llc 237 $98,210 89.10%
First Tek Inc 236 $71,947 88.72%
Info Keys Inc 236 $73,072 89.06%
Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc 235 $92,601 88.68%
Global Bridge Infotech Inc 234 $75,166 88.30%
Epsoft Technologies Llc 233 $78,065 87.92%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 233 $112,333 88.26%
Eog Resources Inc 233 $109,014 88.59%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 233 $104,536 88.59%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 231 $85,719 87.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Texas Grass Farms Llc 7 $27,771 100.00%
1879 Robinson Farm Llc 7 $26,784 100.00%
Cooper Farm Ranch 7 $26,868 100.00%
Frische Bros Fertilizer Inc 7 $26,923 100.00%
Matthew Gail Setliff Farms 7 $29,465 100.00%
Sayes Ranch 7 $28,068 100.00%
G T Farms 7 $26,211 100.00%
Lett Arabian Ranch 7 $17,005 100.00%
Tim Metzler 7 $27,082 100.00%
Studebaker Farm 7 $25,602 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cheniere Energy Inc 17 $128,931 33.33%
Precision Drilling Company Lp 17 $126,373 34.00%
Tecnics Consulting Inc 17 $81,277 34.00%
Adt Llc 17 $107,268 34.00%
General Motors Company 17 $83,557 34.00%
Commscope Technologies Llc 17 $95,568 34.00%
Softtek Integration Systems Inc 17 $88,322 34.00%
Wsp Usa Inc 17 $84,841 34.00%
Oportun Inc 17 $105,778 34.00%
Stacklogy Inc 17 $98,934 34.00%

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