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 %
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 %
Biorasi Llc 148 $62,312 81.32%
Winn Dixie Stores Inc 147 $89,200 81.22%
Motorola Solutions Inc 145 $80,620 81.01%
Kpmg Llp 145 $73,378 82.39%
Nova Southeastern University 144 $66,315 81.82%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 142 $66,775 81.61%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 142 $83,495 83.04%
Cleveland Clinic Florida 142 $60,346 83.53%
Prism It Corp 142 $67,857 84.52%
Niit Technologies Limited 141 $69,739 86.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Airbus Americas Inc 12 $104,413 36.36%
Embraer Engineering Technology Center Usa Inc 12 $94,183 36.36%
Jacksonville University 12 $75,631 36.36%
Ceva Logistics Us Inc 11 $86,660 34.38%
Kidz Medical Services Inc 11 $106,269 34.38%
Cogenthealthcare Fort Myers Llc 11 $167,474 34.38%
Asm Beauty World Academy Inc 11 $50,559 35.48%
Salesforcecom 11 $96,047 35.48%
Mastec Services Company Inc 11 $92,564 35.48%
Crowley Maritime Corporation 11 $89,500 35.48%

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