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 %
Bahamas 16 $52,827 38.10%
Hong Kong 16 $36,503 44.44%
United States Of America 16 $69,636 44.44%
Switzerland 15 $73,817 48.39%
Sri Lanka 14 $63,909 45.16%
Serbia 12 $50,897 40.00%
Malaysia 12 $74,726 44.44%
Belgium 11 $73,984 44.00%
Uzbekistan 11 $42,581 44.00%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc 53 $86,153 88.33%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 53 $72,019 88.33%
Dotcom Team Llc 53 $71,011 88.33%
Tampa Electric Company 53 $95,936 88.33%
Arcus Technologies Dba Kat Tech Systems Inc 53 $52,722 88.33%
Dawar Consulting Inc 53 $58,040 88.33%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 52 $57,149 86.67%
Interactive Communications International Inc 52 $93,479 88.14%
Thales Avionics Inc 52 $98,172 88.14%
Rollins College 52 $52,010 88.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urbana Creative Group Inc 4 $51,558 36.36%
Ameri Property Management Inc 4 $112,908 36.36%
Accesso Services Llc 4 $105,706 36.36%
Upstream Downstream Specialized Services Inc 4 $127,182 36.36%
Fa Logistics International Corp 4 $52,791 36.36%
Triumph Marketing Solutions Llc 4 $128,669 36.36%
Diaz Reus Targ Llp 4 $75,915 36.36%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 4 $101,845 36.36%
Cable Wireless Holdings Inc 4 $124,836 36.36%
Bringabout Inc 4 $103,907 36.36%

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