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Texas employers
OSHA inspections, Wage and Hour cases, H-1B and PERM filings, injury summaries and federal contracts for employers in the state, in the agencies' own terms.
Texas has 6,621 employers with a page on this site. OSHA opened 41,029 inspections in the state since 2016, issuing 65,422 citations with current penalties of $227M (5.3% of the national total).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 47,525 compliance actions with $577M in back wages agreed to pay for 613,039 employees, $12K per case against $13K nationally.
Employers headquartered in Texas filed 123,172 labor condition applications (median offered wage $105,997; national $122,221) and 25,154 PERM applications. Establishments reporting injuries to OSHA for 2025 employed 4,098,854 people with a total recordable case rate of 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments.
Per-capita context
| Per 100,000 residents (2025 population estimate) | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|
| OSHA inspections opened, per year | 11.8 | 20.6 |
| OSHA citations issued, per year | 18.8 | 38.2 |
| WHD cases concluded since fiscal year 2005 | 149.9 | 107.3 |
| Back wages agreed to pay since fiscal year 2005, per resident | $18.19 | $14.00 |
| H-1B labor condition applications, FY2025 | 226.3 | 174.0 |
Resident population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (Texas: 31,709,821). Records are attributed to the state of the establishment (OSHA), the employer address (WHD) or the employer's headquarters on the application (OFLC), so a state that hosts many headquarters shows more filings per resident.
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 23 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
| Measure | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $5,525 | $3,759 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 4% | 8% |
| Inspections per 10,000 employees reporting injuries (per year) | 9.1 | 12.6 |
The per-employee row divides average yearly inspections by employees reported on Form 300A summaries for 2025, a proxy for the covered workforce; it is not a population rate.
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.501 | Duty to have fall protection | 8,936 |
| 1926.451 | Scaffolds, general requirements | 4,528 |
| 1926.1053 | Ladders | 3,225 |
| 1926.102 | Eye and face protection | 2,997 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 2,618 |
| 1926.503 | Training requirements (fall protection) | 2,527 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 2,477 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 2,156 |
| 1926.100 | Head protection | 1,946 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 1,876 |
Inspection types
| Type | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Planned | 19,828 |
| Referral | 6,517 |
| Complaint | 4,869 |
| Programmed related | 2,567 |
| Fatality/catastrophe | 2,246 |
| Follow-up | 2,209 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| US Postal Service | Houston | 116 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Dallas | 60 |
| Jordan Foster Construction, LLC | El Paso | 36 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Amarillo | 34 |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | El Paso | 30 |
| Express Employment Professionals | El Paso | 28 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC | San Antonio | 26 |
| Tellepsen Builders, L.P. | Houston | 24 |
| Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd. | Corpus Christi | 23 |
| Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc. | Houston | 23 |
| Dollar General | San Antonio | 21 |
| Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. | Pecos | 21 |
| Turner Industries Group LLC | Pasadena | 21 |
| ZTEX Construction Inc | El Paso | 21 |
| Cactus Drilling Company, LLC | Pecos | 20 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Citations by month
Monthly pages: Aug 2026 · Jul 2026 · Jun 2026 · May 2026 · Apr 2026 · Mar 2026 · Feb 2026 · Jan 2026 · Dec 2025 · Nov 2025 · Oct 2025 · Sep 2025
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 720,903 | $451M |
| Service Contract Act | 54,335 | $80M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 14,107 | $18M |
| H-1B provisions | 2,208 | $7.6M |
| H-2B provisions | 4,505 | $2.9M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 245,185 | $1.8M |
| H-2A provisions | 5,023 | $1.7M |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 4,719 | $139K |
| Copeland Act | 54 | $61K |
| FLSA subminimum wage, patient workers | 474 | $48K |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Management & Training Corporation | Post | $21,125,508 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Houston | $18,463,609 |
| Superior Protection Inc. | Houston | $2,771,144 |
| Shell Oil | Houston | $2,258,480 |
| Texas Department of Criminal Justice | Huntsville | $1,956,488 |
| ABC Professional Tree Services, Inc. | webster | $1,801,508 |
| CEMEX, Inc. | Houston | $1,518,582 |
| McLane Company, Inc. | Temple | $1,461,902 |
| The Dow Chemical Company | Nederland | $1,341,016 |
| Hays Electrical Services | Houston | $1,250,823 |
| Ifco Systems North America Inc | McAllen | $1,229,962 |
| Ericsson Inc. | Plano | $1,185,790 |
| FESCO, Ltd. | Alice | $1,173,830 |
| Dyncorp International, LLC. | Fort Bliss | $914,613 |
| Reliant Rehabilitation | Benbrook | $909,168 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 18%Level II 45%Level III 20%Level IV 14%Not stated 4%
Top occupations
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 34,518 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 26,034 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 7,036 |
| Data Scientists | 5,838 |
| Computer Programmers | 3,709 |
| Validation Engineers | 3,091 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 2,777 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 2,208 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 2,042 |
| Management Analysts | 1,783 |
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | College Station | 16,918 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Austin | 5,675 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | Austin | 2,061 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Spring | 1,033 |
| AT&T Services, Inc. | Dallas | 973 |
| Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. | Westlake | 940 |
| American Airlines, Inc. | Fort Worth | 713 |
| KPMG LLP | Dallas | 702 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Irving | 630 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | 626 |
| Dallas Independent School District | Dallas | 585 |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | Plano | 543 |
| NTT DATA Americas, Inc. | Plano | 531 |
| Texas A&M University | College Station | 527 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 483 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
PERM applications
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle America, Inc. | Austin | 1,780 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Austin | 810 |
| Conexus Medstaff LLC | Houston | 745 |
| AT&T Services, Inc. | Dallas | 415 |
| Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. | Westlake | 342 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Spring | 294 |
| Dallas Independent School District | Dallas | 202 |
| KPMG LLP | Dallas | 196 |
| American Airlines, Inc. | Fort Worth | 183 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Irving | 177 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | US TRC rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29,160 | 3,795,546 | 94,095 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 30,597 | 4,300,052 | 101,592 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 29,394 | 4,098,854 | 98,991 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
Contracts USAspending
Top federal contract recipients over the latest twelve months whose employer record is in this state; the total covers the whole company.
| Employer | City | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Fort Worth | $46B |
| The Boeing Company | Dallas | $28B |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Fort Worth | $13B |
| McKesson Corporation | Irving | $12B |
| Raytheon | Dallas | $11B |
| General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. | Fort Cavazos | $11B |
| BAE Systems | Fort Hood | $4.8B |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Brownsville | $3.5B |
| Accenture Federal Services | San Antonio | $3.3B |
| Amentum Services Inc | San Antonio | $3.3B |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
How many OSHA inspections were there in Texas?
41,029 inspections opened since 2016, issuing 65,422 citations with $227M in current penalties. 4% of inspections have a contested citation.
Which OSHA standards are cited most in Texas?
1926.501 (Duty to have fall protection); 1926.451 (Scaffolds, general requirements); 1926.1053 (Ladders)
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Texas?
$576,799,490 agreed to pay across 47,525 concluded cases for 613,039 employees, since fiscal year 2005.
Which Texas employers file the most H-1B applications?
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp (16,918), Tesla, Inc. (5,675), Oracle America, Inc. (2,061)
What is the injury rate in Texas?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a total recordable case rate of 3.2 per 100 full-time workers (all reporting establishments: 3.5).
Sources: DOL enforcement data (OSHA through 23 Sep 2026, WHD through 15 Jun 2026), OSHA ITA Form 300A (2023, 2024, 2025), OFLC disclosure data (through 30 Jun 2026), USAspending. Totals count every record in the state, including employers below the page threshold. Methodology.