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 %
Guatemala 16 $76,707 43.24%
Uganda 14 $75,064 38.89%
Dominican Republic 14 $68,202 40.00%
Austria 14 $95,206 42.42%
Jamaica 14 $54,954 45.16%
Sweden 13 $71,968 41.94%
Denmark 13 $103,480 44.83%
Turkmenistan 13 $56,671 46.43%
Dominica 13 $58,609 46.43%
Tanzania 12 $74,779 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Techleap Systems Inc 60 $54,334 90.91%
Shilsoft Inc 60 $94,812 90.91%
Esra Technologies Inc 60 $95,017 90.91%
Qubitz Tech Sysytems Llc 60 $100,773 90.91%
Amplifi Commerce Llc 60 $102,153 90.91%
Dpr Solutions Inc 60 $96,853 90.91%
Victoire Systems Llc 60 $90,553 90.91%
Itcaps Llc 59 $84,411 89.39%
Smith Nephew Inc 59 $93,637 89.39%
Fair Isaac Corporation 59 $111,109 89.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Josh Snodgrass 1 $32,344 100.00%
Casillas Trucking 1 $20,238 100.00%
King Ranch Turfgrass Lp Pilot 1 $28,870 100.00%
Perkins Honey Farms 1 $22,589 100.00%
Gilbert Farms 1 $32,344 100.00%
Eunice Uvonne Morgan 1 $22,589 100.00%
Dmar Farms Inc 1 $27,102 100.00%
Goldstar Investments Ltd Dba Simmons Ranch 1 $20,550 100.00%
Keith Braden Farms 1 $32,344 100.00%
Be Supply 1 $24,107 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tour Discountersinc 3 $37,904 33.33%
Llytech Inc 3 $74,977 33.33%
Commericial Tire Sales Service Llc 3 $22,325 33.33%
Real Time Resolutions Inc 3 $82,507 33.33%
Dpis Engineering Llc 3 $86,147 33.33%
Bg Collections Llc 3 $45,393 33.33%
Sundt Construction Inc 3 $75,358 33.33%
Merla Llc 3 $172,016 33.33%
Parker Hannifin Corporation 3 $104,550 33.33%
Bzo Wheel And Tire Distributor Llc 3 $61,041 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 113 $29,414 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 108 $26,871 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 81 $27,027 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 75 $27,903 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 69 $26,481 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 63 $26,326 100.00%
Crop Production 62 $28,649 100.00%
Potato Farming 56 $28,268 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 55 $29,776 100.00%
Wheat Farming 51 $28,114 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 811 $96,609 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 773 $1,447,011 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 744 $1,553,998 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 744 $99,812 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 729 $107,792 100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 712 $372,380 100.00%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 707 $91,761 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 699 $116,235 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 674 $21,874 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 637 $543,854 100.00%

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