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 %
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 %
Sgs Technologie Llc 431 $67,292 88.14%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 430 $98,956 87.93%
Ibm Corporation 423 $72,044 87.40%
Syntel Inc 421 $66,267 92.53%
Mayo Clinic 414 $65,879 91.39%
Management Health Systems Inc 404 $58,861 90.38%
Siemens Energy Inc 403 $85,259 90.36%
Syntel Consulting Inc 398 $66,467 89.44%
Igate Technologies Inc 397 $64,779 89.21%
University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine 396 $51,785 89.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Focus It Inc 29 $91,727 32.95%
Visa Usa 29 $97,849 33.72%
Bkfs I Services Llc 28 $112,591 32.56%
Global Information Services Inc 28 $69,968 32.94%
Nextera Energy Resources Llc 28 $94,004 32.94%
Qorvo Us Inc 27 $87,379 32.53%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 27 $106,996 32.93%
Cogent Healthcare Of Jacksonville Llc 27 $144,352 32.93%
Tech Data Corporation 26 $78,186 32.10%
Chadwick Riley Corporation 26 $74,050 32.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 19 $19,054 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $29,083 100.00%
Potato Farming 16 $23,965 100.00%
Sugarcane Farming 15 $23,622 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 12 $27,298 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 12 $30,390 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 11 $26,263 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 10 $25,792 100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices 10 $20,764 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 10 $26,953 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Accounting Services 171 $57,117 52.94%
Home Health Care Services 142 $847,659 43.96%
Child Care Services 131 $39,281 42.26%
Temporary Help Services 129 $13,324,671 41.61%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 120 $87,472 39.09%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 110 $77,521 37.04%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 107 $72,315 36.15%
Beauty Salons 105 $43,290 35.47%
Electric Power Generation 101 $80,349 34.24%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists 95 $4,343,636 36.82%

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