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 %
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 %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	806	$85,390	88.96%
Temporary Help Services	784	$66,202	87.21%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	774	$65,907	87.26%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	764	$67,226	86.92%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	749	$63,791	86.79%
Offices Of Lawyers	709	$68,385	82.83%
Human Resources Consulting Services	698	$74,527	91.84%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	696	$89,087	97.21%
Credit Card Issuing	663	$92,371	94.71%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	634	$88,642	91.35%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	19	$19,054	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	18	$29,083	100.00%
Potato Farming	16	$23,965	100.00%
Sugarcane Farming	15	$23,622	100.00%
Other Spectator Sports	12	$27,298	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	12	$30,390	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	11	$26,263	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	10	$25,792	100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	10	$20,764	100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves	10	$26,953	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Accounting Services	171	$57,117	52.94%
Home Health Care Services	142	$847,659	43.96%
Child Care Services	131	$39,281	42.26%
Temporary Help Services	129	$13,324,671	41.61%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	120	$87,472	39.09%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	110	$77,521	37.04%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	107	$72,315	36.15%
Beauty Salons	105	$43,290	35.47%
Electric Power Generation	101	$80,349	34.24%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	95	$4,343,636	36.82%

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.