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 %
Saudi Arabia 12 $70,784 42.86%
Zambia 12 $57,517 46.15%
Tanzania 12 $74,779 46.15%
Uzbekistan 11 $87,718 42.31%
Iraq 11 $73,324 45.83%
Azerbaijan 11 $75,506 45.83%
Nicaragua 11 $64,922 47.83%
Armenia 11 $67,512 47.83%
Czech Republic 11 $66,683 47.83%
Cambodia 11 $36,880 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Visual Technologies Llc 212 $88,298 90.21%
Synapsis Inc 211 $87,443 90.17%
Capital Info Group Inc 211 $89,353 90.17%
Mudiam Inc 210 $71,881 89.74%
Aetna Resources Llc 210 $118,056 89.74%
Resolve Tech Solutions Inc 210 $77,186 90.13%
Maruthi Technologies Llc 210 $61,025 90.13%
Orabase Solutions Llc 209 $83,795 89.70%
Ics Global Soft Inc 208 $87,040 89.27%
Kennedy International Softwareinc 208 $61,986 89.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Phillip Greer 6 $22,918 100.00%
Fossil Gate Farms 6 $20,642 100.00%
Cowote Dairy 6 $21,299 100.00%
Jth Cattle Co 6 $23,591 100.00%
Lone Star Trees Llc 6 $28,427 100.00%
Frio Country Farms 6 $28,784 100.00%
Natural Prairie Dairy Farms Llc 6 $27,231 100.00%
Vaz Mar Organic Inc 6 $28,288 100.00%
Walter Groth 6 $28,385 100.00%
Oretex Ventures Llc 6 $31,120 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc 14 $91,224 31.82%
Brinks Incorporated 14 $100,311 31.82%
Mary Kay Inc 14 $90,145 31.82%
Optimal Blue Llc 14 $92,446 31.82%
Visionet Systems Inc 14 $89,419 31.82%
Ixia 14 $96,943 31.82%
Epam Systems Inc 14 $79,957 31.82%
Cybecys Inc 14 $79,071 31.82%
Glaman Tech Inc 14 $88,862 31.82%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 14 $113,850 32.56%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $32,344 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $30,930 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 1 $32,344 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $27,102 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 1 $37,606 100.00%

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