H1B Report
US stateTXRank #2Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in Texas

500,095 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Texas across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings
500,095
Rank #2 nationally
National share
13.1%
of US H-1B filings
Top sponsor share
5.2%
COGNIZANT TECHNO…
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Developers
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Top sponsoring employers

Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in Texas. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.

#EmployerFilingsShare
1COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP10,8175.2%
2TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED4,1392.0%
3INFOSYS LIMITED3,9091.9%
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
10,817
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …
4,139
INFOSYS LIMITED
3,909

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in Texas.

#SOCTitleFilings
115-1252Software Developers216,796
215-1299Computer Occupations, All Other45,958
315-2051Data Scientists25,189
415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers20,167
515-1211Computer Systems Analysts19,908
615-1251Computer Programmers10,439
711-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers8,759
813-1111Management Analysts8,022
917-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer6,631
1015-1242Database Administrators6,590
Software Developers
216,796
Computer Occupations, All …
45,958
Data Scientists
25,189
Software Quality Assurance…
20,167
Computer Systems Analysts
19,908
Computer Programmers
10,439
Computer and Information S…
8,759
Management Analysts
8,022
Electronics Engineers, Exc…
6,631
Database Administrators
6,590

Filings by fiscal year

Texas H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.

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