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 %
Homeawaycom Inc 225 $98,598 87.89%
Fis Management Services Llc 225 $98,545 88.24%
Niche Software Solutions Inc 225 $64,005 88.24%
Kennedy International Software Inc 225 $66,340 88.58%
Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 225 $85,865 88.93%
Quest It Solutions Inc 224 $89,426 88.54%
Software Professionals Inc 224 $83,394 88.89%
Pepsico Inc 223 $105,815 88.49%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 223 $74,565 88.49%
Tiger Analytics Inc 223 $89,234 89.56%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rivercreek Ranch 7 $27,082 100.00%
Goatscaping Llc 6 $22,781 100.00%
Jerome F Hoelscher Inc 6 $24,658 100.00%
David Vickie Moore Farm 6 $29,657 100.00%
Mixer Center 6 $28,382 100.00%
Chris B Stelzer 6 $27,231 100.00%
Hill Country Bluebonnet Ranch 6 $20,824 100.00%
Oquinn Cattle Company Llc 6 $19,795 100.00%
Kiehne Centerfire Cattle Co 6 $15,302 100.00%
Sca Properties 6 $27,845 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arthur Lawrence Us Llc 16 $82,759 33.33%
Fair Isaac Corporation 16 $112,452 33.33%
Virtuous Tek Inc 16 $108,347 33.33%
Moonitsolutions Inc 16 $94,273 33.33%
Lavsun Technologies Inc 16 $91,950 33.33%
Pioneer Global Inc 16 $99,868 33.33%
Ericsson Smart Factory Inc 16 $103,886 33.33%
Tech It Solutions Inc 16 $90,553 33.33%
Horkus Solutions Inc 16 $107,815 33.33%
Tek Spikes Llc 16 $94,548 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