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 %
Compliance Officers 147 $56,036 84.00%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 147 $74,000 84.48%
Natural Sciences Managers 143 $83,287 82.66%
Economists 143 $73,582 85.12%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 141 $36,163 85.98%
Rehabilitation Counselors 140 $26,803 86.42%
Purchasing Managers 137 $87,375 85.09%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 134 $68,885 87.01%
Training and Development Specialists 133 $46,579 87.50%
Actuaries 131 $82,732 89.12%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multimedia Artists and Animators 32 $50,137 76.19%
Procurement Clerks 32 $40,125 76.19%
Aerospace Engineers 31 $86,536 73.81%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $51,912 75.61%
Biomedical Engineers 30 $69,437 73.17%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 30 $75,080 73.17%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 30 $34,612 75.00%
Compliance Officers 29 $58,371 72.50%
Managers, All Other 29 $97,759 76.32%
Customer Service Representatives 28 $33,175 75.68%
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 %
Burma (myanmar) 4 $65,723 44.44%
Cambodia 3 $69,333 33.33%
Cyprus 3 $77,453 37.50%
Somalia 3 $21,944 37.50%
St Lucia 3 $54,306 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $88,482 42.86%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 3 $48,866 42.86%
Cuba 3 $30,063 42.86%
Dominica 3 $50,807 50.00%
Armenia 3 $71,644 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chewy Inc 392 $94,011 89.09%
Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 392 $78,338 90.32%
Publix Super Markets Inc 390 $95,367 90.07%
Lorshi Systems Llc 388 $52,302 90.65%
Florida Hospital 386 $50,421 90.40%
Iblesoft Inc 386 $60,348 91.04%
Synergy Technologies Llc 380 $75,553 90.05%
Nagarro Inc 379 $76,816 94.99%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 377 $104,143 94.72%
Comprehensive Health Management Inc 372 $77,392 94.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Across Borders Management Consulting Group Llc 25 $72,711 31.65%
Sunrise Landcare 25 $20,904 32.05%
Aircraft Development Flight Airways Corp 25 $49,056 32.47%
Millicom International Services Llc 25 $105,548 32.47%
Lps Management Llc 24 $81,712 32.43%
Merrill Lynch 24 $85,581 34.29%
Keen Info Tek Inc 24 $79,646 34.78%
Frank And Freddy Ventures Llc 23 $21,674 34.33%
Ukg Inc 23 $96,889 34.85%
National Staffing Solutionsinc 23 $49,159 35.38%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,006 $24,172 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 511 $25,462 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 504 $24,297 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 369 $26,171 100.00%
Apiculture 135 $24,774 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 132 $22,745 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 102 $25,590 100.00%
Orange Groves 74 $22,764 100.00%
Crop Production 70 $26,201 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 67 $26,827 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,700 $140,778 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,124 $380,416 37.83%
Full Service Restaurants 855 $32,692 50.44%
Management Consulting Services 740 $72,718 54.45%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 590 $1,112,448 52.49%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 500 $82,598 58.48%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 447 $19,302 55.05%
Employment Placement Agencies 384 $24,967 51.61%
Offices Of Lawyers 374 $60,898 50.54%
Other Computer Related Services 341 $78,121 52.14%

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.

State Avg Wage