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 %
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	44	$23,545	77.19%
Chefs and Head Cooks	43	$46,260	76.79%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	42	$35,712	76.36%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	42	$44,113	77.78%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	41	$57,561	75.93%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	41	$43,027	77.36%
Anesthesiologists	40	$120,263	76.92%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$50,831	80.00%
Editors	40	$45,109	81.63%
Animal Scientists	40	$46,341	81.63%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$65,016	52.17%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	12	$43,242	52.17%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	11	$42,426	47.83%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11	$8,273,132	47.83%
Billing and Posting Clerks	11	$37,293	50.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	11	$54,545	50.00%
Medical Assistants	11	$35,124	50.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	11	$36,402	50.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$60,596	50.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	10	$47,225	45.45%

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 %
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	40.00%
Grenada	2	$51,033	40.00%
Benin	2	$72,653	40.00%
Montenegro	2	$34,952	40.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	50.00%
Palestine	2	$64,189	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$112,289	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$138,092	50.00%
Kyrgyzstan	1	$85,613	25.00%
Luxembourg	1	$30,971	25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sunera Technologies Inc	294	$80,523	91.59%
Nic Info Tek Inc	293	$65,989	92.72%
Magic Leap Inc	291	$91,515	93.57%
Carnival Corporation	287	$83,300	94.10%
Infi Systems Llc	286	$65,460	94.70%
Lt Technology Services Limited	256	$64,739	85.91%
World Fuel Services Corporation	252	$84,208	88.11%
Brillio Llc	250	$71,028	87.41%
Soft Computer Consultants Inc	247	$50,191	88.21%
Public Health Trust	246	$58,197	89.78%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beckman Coulter Inc	18	$75,706	34.62%
The Fountain Group Llc	18	$74,234	34.62%
Siemens Corporation	17	$82,063	33.33%
Arthrex Inc	17	$85,389	33.33%
Avocent Huntsville Corp	17	$101,173	34.00%
Flightstar Aircraft Services Llc	17	$73,956	34.69%
Overseas Manpower Solutions Corp	17	$41,694	34.69%
Mosaicist Inc	17	$35,557	34.69%
Ruri Software Technologies Llc	17	$85,614	34.69%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc	17	$87,482	36.17%

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.