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 %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	5	$39,027	71.43%
Business Continuity Planners	5	$49,974	71.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	5	$40,938	71.43%
Traffic Technicians	5	$42,515	71.43%
Respiratory Therapists	5	$51,497	71.43%
Clinical Psychologists	5	$50,220	83.33%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	5	$53,693	83.33%
Commercial Pilots	5	$85,083	83.33%
Investment Fund Managers	5	$101,367	83.33%
Nuclear Engineers	5	$92,468	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	2	$21,341	18.18%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	2	$28,392	18.18%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	2	$152,550	18.18%
Designers, All Other	2	$40,768	18.18%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	2	$35,662	20.00%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	2	$30,504	20.00%
Glaziers	2	$44,429	20.00%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$51,930	20.00%
Athletic Trainers	2	$48,292	20.00%
Editors	2	$69,535	20.00%

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 %
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 %
Other Specialty Food Retailers	2	$43,243	100.00%
Business Service Centers	2	$94,370	100.00%
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing	2	$100,807	100.00%
Rv Recreational Vehicle Parks And Campgrounds	2	$47,851	100.00%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive	2	$77,907	100.00%
Other Performing Arts Companies	2	$42,391	100.00%
Spring Manufacturing	2	$60,216	100.00%
Chocolate And Confectionery Manufacturing From Cacao Beans	2	$65,063	100.00%
Totalizing Fluid Meter And Counting Device Manufacturing	2	$89,430	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Seating And Interior Trim Manufacturing	2	$92,602	100.00%

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.