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 %
Database Administrators 2,013 $71,461 89.67%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,981 $120,158 89.48%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,964 $66,563 89.31%
Financial Analysts 1,952 $62,552 91.82%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,886 $70,969 95.74%
Mechanical Engineers 1,744 $67,864 88.66%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,552 $45,672 92.82%
Physical Therapists 1,409 $63,910 89.57%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,362 $133,039 86.92%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,354 $68,233 93.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 257 $70,104 75.81%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 244 $10,858,960 74.39%
General and Operations Managers 237 $102,543 89.10%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 220 $32,009 118.28%
Financial Managers 214 $110,216 118.23%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 209 $1,296,048 116.11%
Financial Analysts 206 $771,017 117.05%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 185 $37,633 106.94%
Operations Research Analysts 170 $58,985 98.84%
Mechanical Engineers 162 $74,231 95.29%
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 %
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 106 $99,778 86.89%
Florida Gulf Coast University 106 $48,643 86.89%
Birlasoft Inc 106 $60,917 86.89%
Nextera Energy Resources Llc 105 $95,523 86.78%
Exzac Inc 105 $82,840 87.50%
Mesons Technologies Llc 104 $73,052 86.67%
Csx Transportation Inc 104 $86,502 87.39%
Software Guidance Assistance Inc 104 $79,104 87.39%
Hsn Inc 104 $96,742 88.14%
Uci Group Of Healthcare Services Inc 104 $61,081 88.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mundi Limousine Llc 8 $25,041 34.78%
Iquantics Corp 8 $53,500 34.78%
Innive Inc 8 $89,014 34.78%
Trendset It Inc 8 $86,136 34.78%
Vevey Software Solutions Llc 8 $87,747 34.78%
Dnv Gl Usa Inc 8 $85,951 34.78%
Midas Export Usa Corp 8 $58,781 34.78%
Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Us Inc 8 $60,474 34.78%
Astrosoft Technologies Llc 8 $88,218 36.36%
Ultralat Capital Markets 8 $103,517 36.36%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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