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Of these, 422 were approved (97.7%), while 10 were denied (2.3%).
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
The average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, higher than 2023's 97.3%. Statewide, Texas employers across all industries submitted 56,158 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 97.6%.
While the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings with 39,217 petitions, representing 69.8% of all submissions in Texas during 2024, the next largest contributor was the Manufacturing industry, which accounted for 4,192 petitions and represented 7.5% of the total. Among petitions from employers in the Manufacturing industry, 38,111 were approved and 1,106 were denied.
The Texas employers which made the most petitions in the Construction sector during 2024 included Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. with 120 petitions, Fluor Enterprises, Inc. with 25 petitions, and Webber, LLC with 19 petitions.
Compared to 2023, the Construction sector in Texas saw a 19.7% increase in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 39,217 | 69.8% | 97.2% | 2.8% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 4,192 | 7.5% | 99% | 1% |
| 3 | Information | 3,649 | 6.5% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 4 | Educational Services | 2,640 | 4.7% | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| 5 | Finance and Insurance | 1,331 | 2.4% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 6 | Wholesale Trade | 1,171 | 2.1% | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| 7 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 874 | 1.6% | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| 8 | Transportation and Warehousing | 518 | 0.9% | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| 9 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 454 | 0.8% | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| 10 | Retail Trade | 452 | 0.8% | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 11 | Construction | 432 | 0.8% | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| 12 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 281 | 0.5% | 96.8% | 3.2% |
| 13 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 262 | 0.5% | 98.9% | 1.2% |
| 14 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 231 | 0.4% | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 15 | Utilities | 164 | 0.3% | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 16 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 99 | 0.2% | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| 17 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 81 | 0.1% | 97.5% | 2.5% |
| 18 | Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 0.1% | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| 19 | Public Administration | 32 | 0.1% | 96.9% | 3.1% |
| 20 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 18 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
Top Employers in Construction Industry in Texas, 2024
| Rank | Company Name | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 120 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 2 | Fluor Enterprises, Inc. | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 3 | Webber, LLC | 19 | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| 4 | Jacobs Project Management Company | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | Jacobs Civil Consultants, Inc. | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| 6 | PLW Waterworks, LLC | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| 8 | Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Johnson Brothers Corporation a Sou | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Austin Commercial L P | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Alamo Nex Construction, LLC | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Aypa Power Enterprise, LLC | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | ONX, Inc. | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Momentum Exterior Systems | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Ferrovial Construction US, Corp. | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | North Tarrant Infrastructure, LLC | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Exposed Floor Design Group, LLC | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Satterfield and Pontikes Construct | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Atma Energy, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Con Real LP | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | RCC Constructions, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Ontivity, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Streetlight Data, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Mears Broadband, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Urban Infraconstruction, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Harper Brothers Construction, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Datavox, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | JBW Group, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Perfect General Contractors, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Maple Multi Family Operations, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Grossman Design Build, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Durotech, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | TBC the Boring Company | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Ferrovial Webber Energy, LLC | 2 | 50% | 50% |
| 18 | Huxted Trenchless, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | PSH American Solutions, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Alliance Transportation Group, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Tyann Materials and Construction L | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Griffith Construction Management S | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | T-Rex Management, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Hereford Plumbing, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Reyes TX, Inc. | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Foundation Gig, LLC | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Noble Texas Builders | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Skyler Design Build, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Reeder General Contractors, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Transcanada USA Services, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Alsina Forms Company, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Graniti Vicentia, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Divisionone Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Majestic Developers, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Fair Contractors, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | CCG Services, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Joesta Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Structure Tone Southwest, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Mechanical and Process Systems, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Venus Industry, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Hayden Paving, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Escobedo Construction LP | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Technician Transfer, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | AJNM Investment, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Foster CM Group, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Lean Build, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | PM Multi Services, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | New Filers Investment, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Skelly Home Renovations, LLC | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| 45 | Z Constructors Nationwide, LLC | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| 45 | Total Facility Solutions, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Alpha Bravo Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Granite Construction Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Design Technician Homes L P | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Lonestar Construction Associates, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Facility Solutions Group, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Cathedral Plumbing of Texas, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | JC Mayfair, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | RPM Xconstruction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Associated Pipe Line Contractors I | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | EMC Services, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | TDK Construction Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Aim Technician Solutions, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Fluor Federal Services, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | CMTS, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | LBJ Infrastructure Group, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Icon Technology, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | SK Commercial Construction, Inc. | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| 45 | Wurzel Builders, Ltd. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Azteca Enterprises, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Quanta Workforce Solutions, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | The George D. Alan Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Alpha & Omega Professional Services Group, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Grand View Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Lone Star Restoration and Construct | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Facility Solutions Group | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Canadian Solar USA Energy Corporation | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Omega Cooling Systems, LLC | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| 45 | Stowes Independent Services, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | MBA Energy & Industrial, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Royal Painting, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Universal Ev, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Artemis Power Technician, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Hanover RS Limited Partnership | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Ej Smith Construction Company, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | TD Industries, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Advantage Experts Services D B a Domifi, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Chiyoda International Corporation | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | KWA Construction LP | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Hybrid One Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Modernbuild Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Signature Collection, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | WS International, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Punditz, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | The Crowther Group, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Ally Network Solutions USA, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Goree Architects, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Data Vox, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Linear Roofing and General Contrac | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | C E Barker, Ltd. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Jacqueline Construction, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Omega Contracting, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Steely Farm, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Mattern & Fitzgerald Custom Builders, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Ronrush Investment, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Tzmedia, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Arrowall Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | A & B Excavation, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Cherry Built Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Koonsman and Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Overland Construction & Estates, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Modern Commercial Builders, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Service Experts, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Worldwide Machinery, Ltd. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Axis Contracting, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Texas Solar Professional, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Golden Stones LP | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Crimson Building Company, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Lindamood, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Betenbough Companies PBC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Jacobs Technology, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Northstar Energy Services, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Spark Root Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | RMS Marine Service US, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Arguijo Corporation | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Dunhill Development and Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Manda Projects Private Limited | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | 800 Builders, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | CH2M Hill, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Sunflower Construction, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Mission Solar Energy, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Serene Builder, Inc. | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| 45 | Weekley Homes, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Auzmet Architectural, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Texas Remodeling Group, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Alliance Project Development, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Gilbert May, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Contempo Builder, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Legendary Comolad, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Premier Project Management, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Southland Contracting, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Belmont Asia NDT & Quality Services, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Turbo Home Services, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Alterman Management Group, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Greco Structures, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | DL Meacham L P | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Majestic Services, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | FCM Engineers, P C | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Johnson Bros Corporation a Southland Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | ONX Technologies, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Stupa International, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Merit Roofing Systems, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Sebastian Construction Group, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Hellas Construction, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Tellepsen Builders LP | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Con-Real LP | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Lee Construction & Maintenance Company | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Polk Mechanical Company, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% |