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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 5 $38,193 35.71%
Surveyors 5 $61,364 35.71%
Technical Writers 5 $44,487 35.71%
Music Directors and Composers 5 $38,833 35.71%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 5 $54,226 35.71%
Prosthodontists 5 $85,684 35.71%
Animal Breeders 5 $28,380 35.71%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 5 $37,752 35.71%
Roofers 5 $31,965 35.71%
Biological Technicians 5 $35,011 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 %
Fis Management Services Llc 506 $89,869 92.50%
Oracle America Inc 493 $96,621 90.63%
Ntt Data Inc 487 $73,761 89.69%
Kforce Inc 482 $75,942 89.59%
Dgn Technologies Inc 480 $64,421 91.25%
Virtusa Corporation 478 $70,820 91.57%
Ust Global Inc 476 $54,720 91.71%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 463 $98,812 89.56%
University Of Central Florida 459 $55,563 91.62%
Arka Technologies Inc 442 $72,652 88.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Care Dental Of Wellington Pa 36 $30,007 33.96%
Accenture Llp 33 $105,690 32.04%
Dolphin Solutions Inc 33 $84,896 32.67%
Adt Llc 32 $98,779 32.65%
Baptist Health South Florida Inc 31 $74,911 32.29%
Intellativ Inc 31 $87,092 32.63%
Sap America Inc 30 $96,007 31.91%
Apple Inc 30 $90,639 32.61%
Isolvers Inc 29 $90,068 32.95%
Tbc Corporation 29 $88,481 32.95%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage