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 %
Sociologists 12 $49,325 75.00%
Mechanical Drafters 12 $47,220 80.00%
Loan Officers 12 $49,541 80.00%
Surveyors 12 $48,003 80.00%
Prosthodontists 12 $78,216 80.00%
Compliance Managers 12 $89,390 85.71%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 12 $84,402 85.71%
Quality Control Systems Managers 12 $92,090 85.71%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 12 $104,430 85.71%
Social and Human Service Assistants 11 $29,479 78.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nannies 5 $23,050 35.71%
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers 5 $37,211 35.71%
Roofers 5 $31,965 35.71%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 5 $47,450 35.71%
Social and Community Service Managers 5 $77,122 35.71%
Anesthesiologists 4 $191,720 28.57%
Order Clerks 4 $31,642 28.57%
Driver/Sales Workers 4 $28,278 28.57%
Podiatrists 4 $70,512 28.57%
Computer Hardware Engineers 4 $71,802 28.57%
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 %
Malawi 1 $36,858 50.00%
Aruba 1 $36,379 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $36,920 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $19,386 50.00%
Zambia 1 $38,750 50.00%
Iraq 1 $81,598 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 50.00%
Bhutan 1 $82,763 50.00%
Namibia 1 $27,539 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institut 101 $55,954 89.38%
Polaris Software Lab India Limited 101 $53,485 90.18%
Avco Consulting Inc 100 $80,105 89.29%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 100 $74,168 90.09%
Medtronic Inc 100 $79,618 90.09%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 100 $89,148 90.91%
Chicos Fas Inc 100 $77,539 90.91%
Ebyte Technologies Inc 99 $66,719 90.00%
Sritech Soultions Inc 98 $53,987 89.91%
Attra Inc 98 $74,125 89.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicians Of Central Florida 8 $100,084 38.10%
Xapt Corporation 8 $60,783 40.00%
Gd Art Construction Inc 8 $68,357 40.00%
Indra Usa Inc 8 $55,455 40.00%
Tyco Integrated Security Llc 8 $87,129 40.00%
Critical Resource Technology Inc 8 $99,570 40.00%
Larson Accounting And Consulting Services Llc 8 $49,327 40.00%
Going Green Construction Inc 8 $75,517 40.00%
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc 8 $91,018 40.00%
Img Academy Llc 7 $52,927 35.00%

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