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 %
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 27 $41,132 81.82%
Writers and Authors 27 $38,294 84.38%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 26 $37,505 81.25%
Social and Community Service Managers 26 $58,590 81.25%
Architectural Drafters 25 $43,308 78.13%
Logistics Engineers 25 $56,975 80.65%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 25 $59,090 86.21%
Clinical Data Managers 25 $68,396 89.29%
Marriage and Family Therapists 24 $39,591 85.71%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 23 $50,206 82.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Real Estate Sales Agents 8 $62,421 42.11%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 8 $31,000 42.11%
Teacher Assistants 8 $23,524 42.11%
Optometrists 7 $47,370 38.89%
Speech-Language Pathologists 7 $57,658 38.89%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $55,209 38.89%
Mental Health Counselors 7 $36,287 38.89%
Medical Secretaries 7 $33,476 38.89%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 7 $24,039 41.18%
Landscape Architects 7 $56,831 41.18%
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 %
Larsen Toubro Limited 62 $47,961 89.86%
Biomet 3i Llc 61 $72,419 88.41%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 61 $85,846 89.71%
Usr Systems Llc 61 $55,985 89.71%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 61 $67,941 89.71%
Florida Am University 60 $53,470 88.24%
Baycare Health System 60 $64,448 88.24%
Rcg Global Services Inc 60 $86,635 88.24%
Siritek Inc 60 $73,973 88.24%
Black Veatch Corporation 60 $84,661 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pario Solutions 5 $78,645 38.46%
Apurva Tech Inc 5 $62,953 38.46%
Franklin Templeton 5 $92,993 38.46%
Dunbar Center Inc 5 $25,917 38.46%
Saveologycom 5 $56,576 38.46%
Arcadia Medical Associates 5 $152,368 41.67%
Jet Aircraft Maintenance Inc 5 $62,641 41.67%
Sapient Corporation 5 $53,851 41.67%
The Munie Company Dba Munie Greencare Professional 5 $23,795 41.67%
Everblue Services Llc 5 $24,290 41.67%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strawberry Farming 47 $25,602 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 43 $22,937 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 37 $20,936 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 36 $24,454 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 35 $27,094 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 33 $26,260 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 27 $26,106 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 24 $25,880 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 23 $26,395 100.00%
Other Animal Production 21 $26,351 100.00%

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