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 %
Agricultural Engineers 54 $47,426 85.71%
Social Science Research Assistants 53 $36,224 84.13%
Surgeons 51 $116,221 80.95%
Training and Development Managers 49 $80,403 80.33%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $60,325 80.33%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 48 $36,677 82.76%
Auditors 48 $59,377 82.76%
Civil Engineering Technicians 47 $46,330 81.03%
Survey Researchers 46 $37,307 80.70%
Mental Health Counselors 46 $38,605 80.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Emc Corporation 42 $92,310 91.30%
Penske Truck Leasing Co Lp 41 $95,829 89.13%
Stackit Professionals Inc 41 $84,492 89.13%
Cloud Software Group Inc 41 $113,007 89.13%
Ebs Healthcare Inc 41 $60,696 89.13%
Florida Hospital Waterman Inc 41 $52,576 89.13%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 41 $77,365 89.13%
Citicorp North America Inc 41 $58,730 89.13%
Mastercard International Incorporated 41 $74,337 89.13%
Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc 41 $68,040 89.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 4 $95,607 44.44%
Pedreiras Inc 4 $39,972 44.44%
Osko Inc 4 $99,710 44.44%
Express Scripts Services Company 4 $82,821 44.44%
Plastimold Products Inc 4 $38,938 44.44%
Lennar Corporation 4 $86,757 44.44%
Universal City Development Partners Ltd 4 $93,148 44.44%
Exp Us Services Inc 4 $80,538 44.44%
Weirsdale Family Health Center Inc 4 $181,959 44.44%
Uma Education Inc 4 $65,853 44.44%

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