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 %
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 %
Spirit Airlines Inc 91 $72,010 90.10%
Cisco Systems Inc 90 $95,880 90.00%
Chep Usa 90 $81,485 90.00%
Acclaris Inc 90 $71,190 90.00%
Csc Covansys Corporation 89 $62,140 89.90%
Csc Consulting Inc 89 $64,798 89.90%
Cyberthink Inc 89 $63,496 89.90%
Citiustech Inc 88 $77,061 88.89%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 88 $63,396 90.72%
Maveric Nxt Inc 88 $64,139 90.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chaar Cooling Llc 7 $37,580 38.89%
Comfort Home Health Agency Inc 7 $19,822 38.89%
Winndixie Stores Inc 7 $103,417 38.89%
Discover Quartz And Granite Llc 7 $47,088 38.89%
Stryker Corporation 7 $99,403 38.89%
Liquid Consulting Inc 7 $93,784 38.89%
Biomet 3i Llc 7 $82,716 38.89%
Phoenix East Aviation Llc 7 $55,197 38.89%
Hewlett Packard Company 7 $82,540 38.89%
Masonite Corporation 7 $83,646 41.18%

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