Texas staffing and recruitment for non-IT roles
Optihire Staffing recruits non-IT staff for Texas employers: distribution and port logistics teams, restaurants and hotels, plants, construction crews and licensed electricians, plus the office and sales staff behind them. One recruiter handles your search, and you pay a fee only when you hire someone we introduced.
Texas has no dollar minimum wage of its own, so the federal $7.25 applies, and federal OSHA covers private workplaces. Electrical work is different: the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation licenses electricians, so trades hiring starts with a license check.
Contingency Recruitment
You pay a recruitment fee only when a successful candidate is hired, subject to agreed terms.
Texas jobs by sector
Payroll jobs in the sectors we recruit for, in thousands (September 2026, preliminary, seasonally adjusted). Sales, office and customer service roles sit inside almost every sector, so they have no row of their own.
- Port Houston owns and operates the eight public facilities along the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. Source: Port Houston
| Sector | Jobs (thousands) |
|---|---|
| Trade, transportation and utilities | 2,808.3 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 1,555.4 |
| Manufacturing | 990.6 |
| Construction | 921.6 |
| All nonfarm jobs | 14,461.3 |
Source: BLS Economy at a Glance: Texas
Where we recruit most in Texas
About 2.8 million Texas payroll jobs are in trade, transportation and utilities. We recruit warehouse workers and forklift operators for distribution centers and port-side operations, and confirm shift, commute and equipment experience before you see a profile.
We hire line cooks and front desk agents for restaurants and hotels. We check weekend availability and the volume each candidate has handled.
Manufacturing and construction are close in size here. For production operators and machine operators we check the machines, the controls and the shift patterns each candidate knows.
Under TDLR rules, people doing non-exempt electrical work must be licensed and work through a licensed electrical contractor. We look up electricians on TDLR before we submit them, and screen construction laborers for safety training and transport.
Roles we fill in Texas
Each guide covers what the job involves, what to screen for and the interview questions worth asking.
Hiring rules to know in Texas
General information checked against official sources on 2026-11-11, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the linked agency or your own counsel before you act. See our editorial standards.
Minimum wage
Texas law sets no current dollar minimum of its own, so the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour applies.
Electrician licensing
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation licenses electricians and electrical contractors. Non-exempt electrical work must be done by licensed people working through a licensed electrical contractor.
Workplace safety
Texas has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA covers most private-sector workplaces.
Hiring in Texas?
Tell us the role, the site location, the shift and the pay range. You pay a recruitment fee only when a successful candidate is hired, subject to agreed terms.
Hiring in more than one state? See every state hiring guide or read how we screen candidates.