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 %
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 %
Orange Groves	2	$34,913	66.67%
Racetracks	2	$86,435	66.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$61,350	66.67%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	2	$40,914	66.67%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	2	$61,059	66.67%
Marinas	2	$47,507	66.67%
Industrial Sand Mining	2	$84,302	66.67%
Bowling Centers	2	$57,138	66.67%
Postal Service	2	$43,514	66.67%
Beer And Ale Merchant Wholesalers	2	$60,632	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.