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 %
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 %
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$87,287	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	2	$44,710	100.00%
Port And Harbor Operations	2	$103,938	100.00%
Poultry Processing	2	$69,327	100.00%
Business Professional Labor Political And Similar Organizations	2	$41,995	100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$68,567	100.00%
Other Community Housing Services	2	$40,155	100.00%
Warehousing And Storage	2	$38,948	100.00%
Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation	2	$55,505	100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining	2	$83,730	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.