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 %
Hungary 23 $77,753 46.94%
Norway 22 $102,737 46.81%
Cameroon 20 $60,004 46.51%
Syria 20 $86,600 47.62%
Sudan 19 $55,100 46.34%
Chile 18 $81,349 45.00%
New Zealand 18 $85,099 46.15%
Macedonia 18 $38,370 46.15%
Finland 18 $88,340 48.65%
Bulgaria 17 $70,916 45.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lt Technology Services Ltd 175 $51,462 89.29%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 174 $62,032 88.78%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 173 $93,561 88.27%
Snap It Solutions Inc 173 $79,767 88.27%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 173 $74,338 88.27%
Amazon Data Services Inc 173 $95,414 88.27%
American Bureau Of Shipping Abs 173 $78,212 88.72%
Minisoft Technologies Llc 172 $87,587 88.66%
Voxai Solutions Inc 172 $79,297 88.66%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 172 $49,092 89.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aday2farm Llc 5 $31,084 100.00%
Briscoe Brauchle 5 $21,003 100.00%
Cometa Cattle Company Ltd 5 $21,853 100.00%
Rocking M Ranch 5 $27,922 100.00%
Kubecka Flying Service Inc 5 $24,240 100.00%
Anthony Duke Jr 5 $20,371 100.00%
R Way Farms 5 $26,824 100.00%
Barnard Beef Cattle Company Llc 5 $28,434 100.00%
Kelley Plant Farms 5 $29,403 100.00%
Devin Kieschnick Farms 5 $29,120 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Weems And Stephens Equine Hospital Inc 11 $40,808 31.43%
La Fuess Partners Inc 11 $66,038 31.43%
Csid 11 $89,947 31.43%
Sprint Corporation 11 $85,078 31.43%
Netlogic Solutions Inc 11 $83,544 31.43%
Mch Professional Care 11 $174,300 31.43%
Tranter Inc 11 $65,433 31.43%
Conquest Consulting Llc 11 $87,195 31.43%
Dsi Telecom Inc 11 $80,218 31.43%
Sygntech Systems Inc 11 $83,455 31.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 308,059 $80,251 92.44%
Computer Systems Design Services 45,212 $87,268 93.22%
Engineering Services 23,669 $81,982 80.27%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 20,980 $87,811 76.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 20,958 $52,095 88.49%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,066 $87,152 93.06%
Other Computer Related Services 15,495 $79,872 91.78%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 11,459 $47,046 84.99%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 11,057 $79,974 96.23%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 9,669 $97,374 95.34%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 737 $27,023 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 631 $29,255 100.00%
Apiculture 487 $27,247 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 452 $32,403 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 446 $34,546 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 439 $27,825 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 384 $26,758 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 355 $28,192 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 308 $29,822 100.00%
Sheep Farming 301 $20,451 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 34,143 $106,453 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 24,239 $79,151 100.00%
Engineering Services 5,474 $94,792 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 3,335 $93,473 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,289 $45,569 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,625 $51,926 100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2,312 $96,426 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,115 $94,139 100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,786 $220,315 100.00%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 1,651 $155,727 100.00%

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