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 %
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 %
Sunera Technologies Inc 294 $80,523 91.59%
Nic Info Tek Inc 293 $65,989 92.72%
Magic Leap Inc 291 $91,515 93.57%
Carnival Corporation 287 $83,300 94.10%
Infi Systems Llc 286 $65,460 94.70%
Lt Technology Services Limited 256 $64,739 85.91%
World Fuel Services Corporation 252 $84,208 88.11%
Brillio Llc 250 $71,028 87.41%
Soft Computer Consultants Inc 247 $50,191 88.21%
Public Health Trust 246 $58,197 89.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beckman Coulter Inc 18 $75,706 34.62%
The Fountain Group Llc 18 $74,234 34.62%
Siemens Corporation 17 $82,063 33.33%
Arthrex Inc 17 $85,389 33.33%
Avocent Huntsville Corp 17 $101,173 34.00%
Flightstar Aircraft Services Llc 17 $73,956 34.69%
Overseas Manpower Solutions Corp 17 $41,694 34.69%
Mosaicist Inc 17 $35,557 34.69%
Ruri Software Technologies Llc 17 $85,614 34.69%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc 17 $87,482 36.17%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 19 $19,054 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $29,083 100.00%
Potato Farming 16 $23,965 100.00%
Sugarcane Farming 15 $23,622 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 12 $27,298 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 12 $30,390 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 11 $26,263 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 10 $25,792 100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices 10 $20,764 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 10 $26,953 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Accounting Services 171 $57,117 52.94%
Home Health Care Services 142 $847,659 43.96%
Child Care Services 131 $39,281 42.26%
Temporary Help Services 129 $13,324,671 41.61%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 120 $87,472 39.09%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 110 $77,521 37.04%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 107 $72,315 36.15%
Beauty Salons 105 $43,290 35.47%
Electric Power Generation 101 $80,349 34.24%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists 95 $4,343,636 36.82%

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