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 %
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 %
Eateam Inc 88 $59,528 90.72%
Natsoft Corporation 87 $75,275 90.63%
Salesforcecom Inc 87 $101,783 90.63%
Db Services Nj Inc 87 $64,183 91.58%
International Business Machines Corporation 87 $81,689 91.58%
University Of North Florida 86 $53,734 90.53%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc 86 $86,584 91.49%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 86 $88,196 91.49%
Ucrya Llc 86 $94,352 91.49%
Apps Consultants Inc 85 $50,348 91.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Citco Technology Management Inc 7 $77,480 41.18%
Lloyds Register North America Inc 7 $66,611 41.18%
Baycare Homecare Inc 7 $57,343 41.18%
Mc Miami Enterprises Llc 7 $56,552 41.18%
Parkson Corporation 7 $69,989 41.18%
Southern Wine Spirits Of America Inc 7 $66,435 41.18%
Brunswick Corporation 7 $75,195 41.18%
Goltv Inc 6 $100,568 35.29%
Miami Tech Line Maintenance 6 $59,914 35.29%
Msc Cruises Usa Inc 6 $89,645 35.29%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 22 $71,803 81.48%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 22 $73,152 81.48%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 22 $82,085 81.48%
Junior Colleges 22 $63,576 84.62%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 22 $91,747 84.62%
Professional Organizations 22 $59,739 84.62%
Dental Laboratories 22 $63,296 84.62%
Media Buying Agencies 22 $83,180 84.62%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 22 $96,497 84.62%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 22 $74,422 84.62%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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