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 %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	73	$48,007	83.91%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	71	$51,401	81.61%
Athletic Trainers	70	$41,574	85.37%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	69	$59,550	85.19%
Manufacturing Engineers	69	$66,476	85.19%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	68	$47,807	83.95%
Bioinformatics Scientists	66	$63,789	82.50%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	66	$126,152	83.54%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	65	$47,015	82.28%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	65	$69,739	84.42%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pediatricians, General	16	$113,599	59.26%
Retail Salespersons	16	$30,375	59.26%
Materials Engineers	16	$85,895	59.26%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$54,763	59.26%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	15	$56,540	55.56%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	15	$38,911	55.56%
Computer User Support Specialists	15	$49,039	55.56%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	15	$28,751	57.69%
Computer Programmers	15	$67,600	57.69%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	14	$66,137	53.85%

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 %
Genpact Llc	85	$70,229	92.39%
Infisystems Llc	85	$54,410	92.39%
Ntt Data Services Llc	85	$98,893	92.39%
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida	84	$83,898	91.30%
The School District Of Palm Beach County	84	$42,698	91.30%
Florida Institute Of Technology	84	$56,811	92.31%
Interface Systems Inc	83	$50,386	91.21%
Deloitte Tax Llp	83	$55,931	91.21%
Hntb Corporation	83	$75,562	92.22%
Perficient Inc	83	$76,715	92.22%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Newlink Communications Group Inc	6	$78,277	35.29%
Management Health Systems Inc Dba Medpro	6	$67,229	35.29%
Freedom Scientific	6	$60,889	35.29%
Memorial Hospital Flagler Inc	6	$49,222,933	35.29%
Avionica Inc	6	$90,716	35.29%
Everbank	6	$67,157	35.29%
Todo1 Services Inc	6	$69,437	35.29%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc	6	$86,568	35.29%
New College Of Florida	6	$50,318	35.29%
Westchester Country Club	6	$51,421	35.29%

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.