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 %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	83	$59,620	83.84%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	82	$47,783	82.83%
Judicial Law Clerks	82	$38,249	82.83%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	82	$46,898	84.54%
Hospitalists	82	$187,755	86.32%
Producers and Directors	80	$47,650	85.11%
Biostatisticians	78	$64,972	87.64%
Insurance Underwriters	76	$59,360	85.39%
Health Educators	74	$39,005	84.09%
Treasurers and Controllers	74	$98,154	85.06%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	19	$40,118	63.33%
Family and General Practitioners	19	$116,107	65.52%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	18	$83,732	64.29%
Interpreters and Translators	17	$32,399	60.71%
Insurance Underwriters	17	$63,682	60.71%
Art Directors	17	$112,192	60.71%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	17	$76,800	60.71%
Materials Engineers	16	$85,895	57.14%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	16	$31,009	59.26%
Pediatricians, General	16	$113,599	59.26%

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 %
Finland	10	$89,783	43.48%
Mongolia	10	$80,055	43.48%
Belarus	10	$68,374	45.45%
Austria	10	$83,691	47.62%
Morocco	9	$60,109	42.86%
Belize	9	$67,327	42.86%
Czech Republic	9	$65,896	47.37%
Kenya	9	$16,108,461	50.00%
Syria	8	$90,653	44.44%
Indonesia	8	$35,171	44.44%

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 %
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	606	$89,009	91.54%
Employment Services	549	$36,424	84.98%
Offices Of Physicians	546	$141,084	87.50%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	531	$86,682	87.34%
Architectural Services	529	$50,831	87.15%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	522	$72,404	86.14%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	517	$73,427	85.45%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	493	$69,619	82.86%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	458	$85,262	83.42%
Office Administrative Services	442	$67,207	82.31%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spectator Sports	9	$27,870	100.00%
Floriculture Production	9	$25,487	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	9	$24,218	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	9	$22,545	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	9	$24,375	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	8	$28,743	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$22,896	100.00%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products	8	$24,196	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	7	$25,201	87.50%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	7	$21,893	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	94	$82,841	36.58%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	91	$46,966	35.83%
Activities Related To Real Estate	87	$69,367	36.40%
Limited Service Restaurants	87	$57,303	37.34%
Real Estate Property Managers	84	$64,247	40.78%
Medical Laboratories	83	$1,313,191	41.92%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	82	$1,057,123	42.05%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors	81	$55,581	42.19%
Professional Employer Organizations	80	$49,782	41.88%
Telecommunications	79	$74,139	41.58%

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.