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 %
Chewy Inc 392 $94,011 89.09%
Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 392 $78,338 90.32%
Publix Super Markets Inc 390 $95,367 90.07%
Lorshi Systems Llc 388 $52,302 90.65%
Florida Hospital 386 $50,421 90.40%
Iblesoft Inc 386 $60,348 91.04%
Synergy Technologies Llc 380 $75,553 90.05%
Nagarro Inc 379 $76,816 94.99%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 377 $104,143 94.72%
Comprehensive Health Management Inc 372 $77,392 94.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Across Borders Management Consulting Group Llc 25 $72,711 31.65%
Sunrise Landcare 25 $20,904 32.05%
Aircraft Development Flight Airways Corp 25 $49,056 32.47%
Millicom International Services Llc 25 $105,548 32.47%
Lps Management Llc 24 $81,712 32.43%
Merrill Lynch 24 $85,581 34.29%
Keen Info Tek Inc 24 $79,646 34.78%
Frank And Freddy Ventures Llc 23 $21,674 34.33%
Ukg Inc 23 $96,889 34.85%
National Staffing Solutionsinc 23 $49,159 35.38%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strawberry Farming 47 $25,602 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 43 $22,937 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 37 $20,936 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 36 $24,454 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 35 $27,094 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 33 $26,260 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 27 $26,106 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 24 $25,880 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 23 $26,395 100.00%
Other Animal Production 21 $26,351 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage