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 %
Technical Writers	94	$49,877	85.45%
Computer Hardware Engineers	94	$78,212	87.04%
Optometrists	93	$79,420	86.92%
Validation Engineers	93	$69,183	86.92%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	91	$38,091	87.50%
Human Resources Managers	91	$92,854	87.50%
Urban and Regional Planners	89	$59,261	87.25%
Speech-Language Pathologists	89	$59,614	87.25%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	85	$47,024	84.16%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	84	$65,046	84.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	22	$59,860	70.97%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	22	$46,575	70.97%
Animal Trainers	22	$48,910	70.97%
Veterinarians	22	$73,913	70.97%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	21	$47,779	67.74%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	21	$53,230	67.74%
Engineers, All Other	21	$82,984	67.74%
Training and Development Managers	21	$82,647	70.00%
Waiters and Waitresses	21	$25,747	70.00%
Cooks, Private Household	20	$34,659	66.67%

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 %
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	50.00%
Palestine	2	$64,189	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$112,289	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$138,092	50.00%
Kyrgyzstan	1	$85,613	25.00%
Luxembourg	1	$30,971	25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Protocol Infotech Inc Duns 830803735	127	$67,593	85.23%
Innovative Scheduling Llc	126	$63,506	84.56%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc	126	$69,622	84.56%
Itech Us Inc	124	$71,039	83.78%
Across Borders Management Consulting Group Llc	123	$53,076	83.67%
Electronic Arts Tiburon A Florida Corporation	123	$77,606	84.25%
Interfacesystems Inc	123	$49,958	84.25%
The Devereux Foundation	122	$25,953	85.31%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company	120	$84,906	85.11%
Klc Consulting Inc	120	$75,471	85.11%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kmtg Property Management Investments Llc	10	$26,179	34.48%
Central Florida Inpatient Medicine	10	$88,885	34.48%
Johnson Johnson Vision Care Inc	10	$98,062	35.71%
Cbs Interactive Inc	10	$82,559	35.71%
Qualex Consulting Services Inc	10	$76,947	35.71%
Broken Sound Clubinc	10	$54,138	35.71%
Motor Services Hugo Stamp	10	$70,017	35.71%
Hardee Services Of Rehabilitation Inc	10	$49,984	35.71%
Hoerbiger Corporation Of America Inc	10	$57,317	35.71%
Orlando Health Inc	10	$93,952	35.71%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	70,440	$68,493	91.66%
Computer Systems Design Services	11,703	$73,049	92.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	8,590	$59,059	83.21%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,288	$74,107	87.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,245	$72,619	94.71%
Management Consulting Services	4,778	$67,530	96.08%
Engineering Services	4,286	$67,450	89.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,856	$82,904	92.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,803	$75,834	94.67%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,590	$66,699	92.10%

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.