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 %
Spain 210 $513,267 44.78%
United Kingdom 188 $76,268 40.60%
France 164 $74,232 35.81%
Bangladesh 153 $1,938,355 41.69%
South Korea 145 $40,026 41.67%
Nepal 133 $5,502,083 42.77%
Vietnam 122 $21,698 44.85%
Peru 117 $50,410 43.49%
Pakistan 113 $2,217,310 48.09%
Iran 106 $28,076 49.53%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Perry Ellis International Inc 30 $60,970 88.24%
Costa Farms Llc 30 $57,158 90.91%
Vantage Erp Llc 30 $62,126 90.91%
Disney Parks Technology Services Co Llc 30 $118,062 90.91%
Coast Dental Pa 30 $113,871 90.91%
Cubexit Inc 30 $81,696 90.91%
Memorial Hospital West Volusia Inc 29 $52,966 87.88%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 29 $71,548 87.88%
Adaequare Inc 29 $69,185 87.88%
Htc Global Services Inc 29 $84,079 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jti Duty Free Usa Inc 3 $85,412 50.00%
Rj Arguello Llc Dba Ceo Advisors 3 $82,860 50.00%
Facebook Inc 3 $94,196 50.00%
La Primera International Corporation 3 $87,790 50.00%
Itrace Foundation Inc 3 $68,952 50.00%
Ident A Kid Services Of America Inc 3 $76,100 50.00%
Nanko Corp 3 $63,537 50.00%
Interglass Corp 3 $41,274 50.00%
Laypam Corp 3 $33,668 50.00%
Alrei Real Estate Services 3 $59,488 50.00%

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