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 %
Electrical Engineers	1,179	$74,695	87.79%
Information Technology Project Managers	1,120	$78,992	87.91%
Marketing Managers	1,060	$90,730	88.33%
Industrial Engineers	1,031	$62,825	86.28%
Web Developers	1,019	$56,056	95.41%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	920	$84,948	87.79%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	873	$54,727	83.70%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	781	$85,248	80.85%
General and Operations Managers	756	$86,973	80.77%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	740	$42,774	84.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Packers and Packagers, Hand	148	$21,849	87.57%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	143	$84,884	85.63%
Electrical Engineers	140	$80,816	91.50%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	137	$1,594,216	93.84%
Sales Managers	130	$106,742	90.91%
Industrial Engineers	126	$62,974	89.36%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	124	$20,340	89.21%
Construction Managers	124	$75,961	89.86%
Database Administrators	122	$1,155,908	99.19%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	120	$85,254	100.00%

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 %
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 %
Language Schools	35	$46,745	87.50%
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	34	$73,374	85.00%
Stationery Product Manufacturing	34	$88,193	85.00%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	34	$58,188	85.00%
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services	34	$48,493	87.18%
Beer Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	34	$87,266	87.18%
Beverage Manufacturing	34	$70,988	87.18%
Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	33	$75,399	86.84%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	33	$86,877	86.84%
Offices Of Chiropractors	33	$57,132	86.84%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	2	$84,271	9.52%
Courts	2	$53,862	9.52%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	2	$130,853	9.52%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	2	$108,836	9.52%
Flavoring Syrup And Concentrate Manufacturing	2	$90,428	9.52%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$56,628	9.52%
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	2	$42,287	10.00%
Materials Recovery Facilities	2	$71,802	10.00%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$60,809	10.00%
Shellfish Farming	2	$45,001	10.00%

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.