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 %
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 %
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 %
All Other Crop Farming	3	$55,231	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services	3	$51,362	100.00%
Framing Contractors	3	$52,624	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	2	$51,231	66.67%
Materials Recovery Facilities	2	$40,040	66.67%
Other Outpatient Care Centers	2	$71,178	66.67%
Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing	2	$41,007	66.67%
Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing	2	$65,572	66.67%
Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	2	$48,006	66.67%
Hunting And Trapping	2	$73,622	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.