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 %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 110 $50,168 83.33%
Credit Analysts 105 $52,039 82.03%
Transportation Engineers 105 $70,677 82.03%
Materials Engineers 104 $71,677 81.89%
Interpreters and Translators 102 $33,429 80.95%
Chemical Engineers 101 $68,743 82.79%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 100 $60,293 84.75%
Art Directors 99 $63,120 85.34%
Food Scientists and Technologists 98 $46,674 85.96%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 98 $64,275 88.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Hcl America Inc 1,446 $72,934 91.98%
Wipro Limited 1,436 $64,446 98.22%
System Soft Technologies Llc 1,084 $63,029 85.02%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,009 $61,897 82.84%
University Of Miami 939 $63,532 90.90%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 838 $98,142 85.51%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 806 $70,614 87.99%
University Of South Florida 743 $60,835 84.82%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 716 $73,757 89.61%
Deloitte Touche Llp 674 $63,305 87.99%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Armellini Express Lines Inc 65 $36,839 30.37%
Florida Atlantic University 60 $52,224 28.30%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc 57 $105,707 27.67%
Iblesoft Inc 54 $81,882 27.27%
Finishing Touches Distribution Inc 54 $18,429 27.98%
Citigroup Technology Inc 52 $98,706 29.71%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 51 $85,106 29.31%
Innovative Scheduling Llc 49 $56,185 29.34%
Naztec International Group Llc 49 $98,093 30.06%
Csx Transportation Inc 45 $72,816 28.30%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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