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 %
Marine Engineers	16	$77,883	80.00%
Insurance Sales Agents	15	$51,438	75.00%
Web Administrators	15	$65,797	78.95%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	15	$65,897	78.95%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$52,559	73.68%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	14	$65,132	73.68%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	14	$29,505	77.78%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	14	$32,197	77.78%
Recreational Therapists	14	$39,566	82.35%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	14	$52,680	82.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	6	$36,851	40.00%
Advertising Sales Agents	6	$35,700	40.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors	6	$52,928	40.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	6	$35,085	40.00%
Surveyors	5	$61,364	33.33%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	5	$38,193	33.33%
Music Directors and Composers	5	$38,833	33.33%
Recreation Workers	5	$24,236	33.33%
Animal Breeders	5	$28,380	33.33%
Technical Writers	5	$44,487	35.71%

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 %
Turkey	105	$1,428,910	50.00%
Chile	105	$73,082	50.24%
Russia	97	$2,648,644	47.78%
Ecuador	91	$55,885	47.15%
South Africa	82	$61,766	42.71%
Germany	79	$83,249	41.15%
Honduras	74	$2,163,992	38.95%
Zimbabwe	72	$39,462	40.45%
Ukraine	70	$2,303,236	42.42%
Dominican Republic	70	$71,681	48.28%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sapient Corporation	76	$84,059	91.57%
Akamai Technologies Inc	76	$90,186	91.57%
Trendset It Inc	75	$67,188	90.36%
Beckman Coulter Inc	75	$77,433	91.46%
Parbel Of Florida Inc	75	$61,497	91.46%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc	74	$70,328	90.24%
Randstad Technologies Lp	74	$66,698	90.24%
Ospro Systems Llc	74	$55,414	91.36%
Quest Global Services Na Inc	74	$71,449	91.36%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc	74	$102,290	91.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ib Centre Inc	6	$35,922	40.00%
Aci Worldwide	6	$107,217	40.00%
Promise Land Insurance Agency Inc	6	$53,102	40.00%
Btg Pactual Us Capital Llc	6	$142,622	40.00%
Andbanc Wealth Management Llc	6	$122,606	40.00%
La Bamba Mexican Spanish Restaurant Ii Inc	6	$32,427	40.00%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc	6	$116,605	40.00%
Global Visse Inc	6	$89,267	40.00%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc	6	$92,220	40.00%
Google Llc	6	$72,554	40.00%

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.