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 %
Lodging Managers 129 $56,773 88.36%
Industrial Production Managers 129 $90,298 88.97%
Physicists 120 $66,353 83.92%
Microbiologists 120 $47,640 86.96%
Computer User Support Specialists 119 $40,308 88.15%
Personal Financial Advisors 116 $85,101 85.93%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 114 $52,249 85.07%
Models 114 $29,109 85.07%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 114 $72,044 86.36%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 111 $90,127 84.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 28 $39,055 75.68%
Customer Service Representatives 28 $33,175 75.68%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 28 $82,205 77.78%
Construction Laborers 27 $27,021 75.00%
Personal Care Aides 27 $23,254 75.00%
Bakers 27 $28,907 75.00%
Dentists, General 26 $99,159 72.22%
Credit Analysts 25 $62,143 71.43%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 25 $38,597 71.43%
Administrative Services Managers 25 $74,037 71.43%
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 %
Cuba 3 $30,063 60.00%
Slovenia 2 $54,918 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $53,498 40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $83,700 40.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $41,767 40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 40.00%
Grenada 2 $51,033 40.00%
Benin 2 $72,653 40.00%
Montenegro 2 $34,952 40.00%
Algeria 2 $49,816 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,269 $62,143 99.47%
Infosys Limited 7,142 $66,962 99.46%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 6,433 $74,049 97.80%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,115 $68,646 99.36%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,734 $79,721 95.19%
Capgemini America Inc 2,407 $77,628 85.78%
University Of Florida 2,355 $64,384 94.54%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,296 $66,742 96.59%
Citibank Na 1,601 $97,506 93.90%
Accenture Llp 1,590 $70,775 98.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 807 $69,578 28.72%
University Of Florida 431 $74,284 30.10%
Citibank Na 244 $103,325 30.24%
Natures Way Farms Llc 174 $19,954 24.20%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates 159 $87,322 36.81%
Raymond James Associates 129 $101,362 29.93%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 94 $93,646 38.21%
Db Usa Core Corporation 83 $81,066 34.02%
Ernst Young Us Llp 82 $94,044 35.34%
Amgen Inc 77 $86,951 35.65%

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