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 %
Tymon Global Inc 100 $97,132 89.29%
Birlasoft Computer Corporation 100 $98,603 89.29%
Resolve Tech Solutions Llc 99 $101,456 88.39%
Tek Ninjas Solutions Llc 99 $91,057 88.39%
Techzon Inc 99 $89,969 88.39%
Teladoc Health Inc 99 $115,178 89.19%
Eminence Technology Solutions Inc 99 $93,639 89.19%
Goldman Sachs Co 99 $58,430 89.19%
Piping Technology Products Inc 99 $55,118 89.19%
Arcadis Us Inc 99 $73,644 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Garcia Harvesting Llc 3 $20,058 100.00%
Belltown Farms Hudson Llc 3 $30,715 100.00%
Diamondback Trailers Inc 3 $29,557 100.00%
Blanco Gin Inc 3 $37,655 100.00%
Weaver Bros Ag 3 $30,715 100.00%
Native Texas Nursery Llc 3 $21,764 100.00%
Monte And Amanda Ayers Farms 3 $31,873 100.00%
Pitchfork Land Cattle Co 3 $22,436 100.00%
Rudys Honey 3 $23,497 100.00%
Betty T Johnston Marital Trust 3 $25,494 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lutron Electronics Co Inc 6 $81,841 31.58%
Presidio Isd 6 $42,788 33.33%
Technipfmc Usa Inc 6 $104,447 33.33%
Matthew Ryan Davis Landscaping 6 $24,482 33.33%
Procare Pharmacy Llc 6 $100,870 33.33%
Xandr Inc 6 $93,180 33.33%
Elxr Technologies Llc 6 $123,424 33.33%
Xcelo Group Inc 6 $114,833 33.33%
Hippo Employee Services Inc Dba Hippo Insurance 6 $155,030 33.33%
F A Management Llc 6 $61,984 33.33%

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