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 %
Materials Scientists 63 $62,971 81.82%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 63 $49,759 85.14%
Food Service Managers 61 $48,502 84.72%
Computer Network Support Specialists 59 $46,668 83.10%
Psychiatrists 57 $160,763 80.28%
Clinical Research Coordinators 57 $80,089 82.61%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 57 $85,706 83.82%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $52,704 82.09%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $67,817 83.33%
Risk Management Specialists 55 $66,786 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 14 $54,921 53.85%
Commercial Pilots 14 $78,949 53.85%
Food Scientists and Technologists 14 $46,567 53.85%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 14 $66,137 56.00%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $56,452 56.00%
Accountants 14 $56,206 56.00%
Cargo and Freight Agents 14 $44,286 56.00%
Chemical Engineers 14 $70,622 56.00%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 13 $34,517 52.00%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 13 $26,008 52.00%
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 %
Arnamy Inc 28 $61,017 87.50%
Apurva Tech Inc 28 $57,964 87.50%
Anthem Inc 28 $92,160 87.50%
Reliant Vision Group Inc 28 $70,200 87.50%
Softnice Inc 28 $62,056 87.50%
Wta Tour Inc 28 $71,880 87.50%
Unicom Technologies Inc 28 $78,239 87.50%
Schrill Technologies Inc 28 $82,919 87.50%
Grant Thornton Llp 28 $62,965 87.50%
Renee Systems Inc 28 $63,196 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Famen Llc 3 $40,851 50.00%
Fm Lab Inc 3 $38,438 50.00%
Rmk Merrill Stevens Llc 3 $89,662 50.00%
Echotech Software Solutions 3 $74,672 50.00%
Jim Group Inc 3 $64,459 50.00%
Srt Solutions Inc 3 $98,301 50.00%
Quest Cargo Inc 3 $42,793 50.00%
El Nacional Global Media Inc 3 $56,444 50.00%
Innovare Homes Llc 3 $43,007 50.00%
Nuance Communications Inc 3 $84,795 50.00%

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