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 %
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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,269 $62,143 99.47%
Infosys Limited 7,142 $66,962 99.46%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 6,433 $74,049 97.80%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,115 $68,646 99.36%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,734 $79,721 95.19%
Capgemini America Inc 2,407 $77,628 85.78%
University Of Florida 2,355 $64,384 94.54%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,296 $66,742 96.59%
Citibank Na 1,601 $97,506 93.90%
Accenture Llp 1,590 $70,775 98.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 807 $69,578 28.72%
University Of Florida 431 $74,284 30.10%
Citibank Na 244 $103,325 30.24%
Natures Way Farms Llc 174 $19,954 24.20%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates 159 $87,322 36.81%
Raymond James Associates 129 $101,362 29.93%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 94 $93,646 38.21%
Db Usa Core Corporation 83 $81,066 34.02%
Ernst Young Us Llp 82 $94,044 35.34%
Amgen Inc 77 $86,951 35.65%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Business Support Services 5 $92,359 83.33%
Spectator Sports 5 $42,681 83.33%
Packaging And Labeling Services 5 $66,294 83.33%
Locksmiths 4 $53,560 66.67%
Coastal And Great Lakes Freight Transportation 4 $63,565 66.67%
Pulp Mills 4 $52,842 66.67%
Nature Parks And Other Similar Institutions 4 $54,922 66.67%
Personal Care Services 4 $62,005 66.67%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 4 $101,889 66.67%
Tire Manufacturing 4 $69,025 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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