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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Florida Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
200,442	87.94%	$71,145	H-1B
21,657	9.50%	$1,293,032	PERM
3,246	1.42%	$24,601	H-2A
2,573	1.13%	$90,158	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Florida has seen a total of 227,918 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 200,442 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.94% of Florida's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,657 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.50% of Florida's total visas.

Top Occupations in Florida (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	36,846	$78,943	91.39%
Computer Systems Analysts	24,726	$67,363	92.69%
Computer Programmers	14,314	$57,155	89.45%
Computer Occupations, All Other	10,837	$64,113	93.68%
Management Analysts	4,590	$60,674	91.07%
Software Developers, Systems Software	4,569	$83,420	91.95%
Accountants and Auditors	2,626	$54,120	88.33%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,486	$46,334	85.05%
Civil Engineers	2,329	$64,535	88.56%
Operations Research Analysts	2,098	$57,458	89.16%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,631	$25,151	263.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	490	$24,490	127.94%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	227	$25,753	74.67%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	209	$25,239	95.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	66	$26,851	37.50%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	54	$38,353	33.96%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	46	$32,556	30.07%
Nursery Workers	24	$24,326	22.43%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	16	$29,574	14.95%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	6	$26,302	6.25%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	3,619	$5,200,484	79.16%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	887	$282,927	51.07%
Computer Systems Analysts	864	$2,067,211	62.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other	523	$74,717	89.10%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	375	$47,164	65.56%
Marketing Managers	359	$96,513	73.42%
Accountants and Auditors	351	$63,161	76.47%
Software Developers, Systems Software	321	$562,940	83.38%
Management Analysts	292	$67,853	79.56%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	285	$18,254	78.73%

Florida Employees Over Time

Florida has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,661 employees were hired. Florida peaked in 2018 with 19,501 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 14,940 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Florida From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	4,052	$5,283,823	46.64%
Venezuela	1,383	$60,258	39.62%
Brazil	1,233	$167,832	41.73%
Philippines	1,076	$1,048,972	53.77%
Colombia	585	$50,894	38.69%
Mexico	396	$429,827	44.39%
China	374	$2,910,334	42.50%
Canada	369	$805,757	46.07%
Argentina	303	$70,205	44.43%
Italy	258	$66,329	43.51%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Smart Source Usa Llc	189	$61,407	85.14%
Atos Syntel Inc	188	$62,140	85.45%
Servicenow Inc	188	$84,060	86.24%
Amazon Web Services Inc	187	$90,050	88.21%
Rockwell Collins Inc	185	$99,562	87.68%
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc	184	$59,173	88.04%
The Hertz Corporation	183	$70,133	89.27%
Apple Inc	183	$95,102	90.15%
Belcher Pharmaceuticals Llc	183	$61,771	91.04%
Randstad Technologies Llc	179	$82,154	90.40%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Visionet Systems Inc	14	$78,997	35.90%
Omnicomm Systems	14	$63,584	35.90%
Landcare Landscaping Inc	13	$22,115	34.21%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc	13	$91,882	34.21%
Rollins College	13	$51,591	35.14%
Lynn University Inc	13	$54,456	35.14%
Healthaxis Group	13	$70,272	35.14%
Farelogix Inc	13	$92,867	35.14%
Arcadis Us Inc	12	$69,690	33.33%
Ga Telesis Llc	12	$59,767	33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	40	$64,318	85.11%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	40	$71,167	85.11%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	39	$57,797	82.98%
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical And Emergency Centers	39	$118,131	82.98%
Used Car Dealers	39	$65,895	84.78%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	39	$50,027	84.78%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	38	$83,817	82.61%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	38	$74,313	82.61%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	38	$77,014	82.61%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing	38	$83,551	84.44%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beer Wine And Liquor Retailers	3	$54,780	11.54%
Coastal And Great Lakes Freight Transportation	3	$83,096	12.00%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing	3	$35,713	12.00%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation	3	$71,358	12.00%
Emergency And Other Relief Services	3	$105,345	12.50%
Motor Vehicle Parts Used Merchant Wholesalers	3	$35,936	12.50%
Administration Of Urban Planning And Community And Rural Development	3	$65,236	12.50%
Other Specialty Food Retailers	3	$32,323	12.50%
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	3	$85,356	12.50%
Paint And Wallpaper Retailers	3	$47,999	13.04%

Florida Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Florida to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Florida over all years is $71,145. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.