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 %
Sunera Technologies Inc	294	$80,523	91.59%
Nic Info Tek Inc	293	$65,989	92.72%
Magic Leap Inc	291	$91,515	93.57%
Carnival Corporation	287	$83,300	94.10%
Infi Systems Llc	286	$65,460	94.70%
Lt Technology Services Limited	256	$64,739	85.91%
World Fuel Services Corporation	252	$84,208	88.11%
Brillio Llc	250	$71,028	87.41%
Soft Computer Consultants Inc	247	$50,191	88.21%
Public Health Trust	246	$58,197	89.78%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beckman Coulter Inc	18	$75,706	34.62%
The Fountain Group Llc	18	$74,234	34.62%
Siemens Corporation	17	$82,063	33.33%
Arthrex Inc	17	$85,389	33.33%
Avocent Huntsville Corp	17	$101,173	34.00%
Flightstar Aircraft Services Llc	17	$73,956	34.69%
Overseas Manpower Solutions Corp	17	$41,694	34.69%
Mosaicist Inc	17	$35,557	34.69%
Ruri Software Technologies Llc	17	$85,614	34.69%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc	17	$87,482	36.17%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	14	$47,009	82.35%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers	14	$83,656	82.35%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	14	$63,976	82.35%
Roofing Contractors	14	$64,481	82.35%
Private Households	14	$41,827	82.35%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing	14	$74,911	87.50%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	14	$74,119	87.50%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving	14	$78,313	87.50%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	14	$68,222	87.50%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	14	$67,379	87.50%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.