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 %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $36,920 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $19,386 50.00%
Zambia 1 $38,750 50.00%
Iraq 1 $81,598 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 100.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Genpact Llc 85 $70,229 92.39%
Infisystems Llc 85 $54,410 92.39%
Ntt Data Services Llc 85 $98,893 92.39%
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida 84 $83,898 91.30%
The School District Of Palm Beach County 84 $42,698 91.30%
Florida Institute Of Technology 84 $56,811 92.31%
Interface Systems Inc 83 $50,386 91.21%
Deloitte Tax Llp 83 $55,931 91.21%
Hntb Corporation 83 $75,562 92.22%
Perficient Inc 83 $76,715 92.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newlink Communications Group Inc 6 $78,277 35.29%
Management Health Systems Inc Dba Medpro 6 $67,229 35.29%
Freedom Scientific 6 $60,889 35.29%
Memorial Hospital Flagler Inc 6 $49,222,933 35.29%
Avionica Inc 6 $90,716 35.29%
Everbank 6 $67,157 35.29%
Todo1 Services Inc 6 $69,437 35.29%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 6 $86,568 35.29%
New College Of Florida 6 $50,318 35.29%
Westchester Country Club 6 $51,421 35.29%

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