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 %
Credit Counselors 9 $34,398 81.82%
Music Directors and Composers 9 $43,980 81.82%
Fundraisers 9 $52,885 81.82%
Life Scientists, All Other 9 $47,628 81.82%
Sustainability Specialists 9 $57,512 90.00%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 9 $51,718 90.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $64,836 90.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 9 $69,738 90.00%
Critical Care Nurses 9 $67,184 90.00%
Residential Advisors 8 $26,255 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $36,920 33.33%
Tajikistan 1 $19,386 33.33%
Zambia 1 $38,750 33.33%
Iraq 1 $81,598 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 33.33%
Bhutan 1 $82,763 33.33%
Namibia 1 $27,539 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $59,925 50.00%
Sao Tome And Principe 1 $57,158 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Ultimate Software Group Inc 140 $87,110 87.50%
Jabil Inc 140 $98,792 89.17%
Techpillars Inc 138 $63,260 88.46%
Corpsystems Llc 138 $71,447 89.61%
Bkfs I Services Llc 136 $88,145 88.31%
Technosoft Corporation 135 $78,056 88.24%
Marlabs Inc 132 $69,043 86.84%
Mitchellmartin Inc 131 $108,797 86.75%
Tracfone Wireless Inc 130 $99,066 86.09%
Tbc Corporation 129 $90,709 86.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westport Insurance Corporation 11 $86,080 35.48%
Carecloud Corporation 11 $69,829 36.67%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 11 $79,461 36.67%
Bankers Healthcare Group 11 $51,153 36.67%
Next Sphere Technologies Inc 11 $79,732 36.67%
Ss White Technologies Inc 11 $64,177 37.93%
Spirit Airlines Inc 10 $74,961 34.48%
Citigroup Global Markets Operations And Technology 10 $93,517 34.48%
Focal Point Data Risk Llc 10 $98,258 34.48%
Fair Isaac Corporation 10 $119,482 34.48%

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