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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction and Building Inspectors 2 $74,443 20.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 2 $41,590 20.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2 $42,411 20.00%
Mathematicians 2 $81,464 20.00%
Broadcast Technicians 2 $42,609 20.00%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 2 $37,929 20.00%
Food Batchmakers 2 $21,258 20.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 2 $51,730 20.00%
Architectural Drafters 2 $32,126 20.00%
Floor Sanders and Finishers 2 $36,629 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 %
Srr International Inc 11 $64,121 91.67%
Pegasustsi Inc 11 $70,191 91.67%
Axis Inc 11 $51,261 91.67%
Netage Inc 11 $60,305 91.67%
Fugro Usa Land Inc 11 $61,566 91.67%
Synergy Capital Group Llc 11 $46,505 91.67%
Anthology Inc 11 $75,086 91.67%
Lufthansa Technik Component Services Llc 11 $54,369 91.67%
Mwh Americas Inc 11 $60,088 91.67%
Integrated Document Solutions Inc 11 $62,079 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Payal Inc 1 $56,430 33.33%
Florida Medical Specialists Llc 1 $34,025 33.33%
Doliber Skeffington Inc 1 $31,949 33.33%
Independent Physicians Resource Inc 1 $233,071 33.33%
Pacioli Operations Corp 1 $58,802 33.33%
Surf Style Retail Mangement Inc 1 $38,064 33.33%
Doral Academy High School Inc 1 $30,222 33.33%
Lan Airlines Sa 1 $35,422 33.33%
Jay Ganesh Food Mart Inc 1 $18,554 33.33%
Smartclixx Llc 1 $85,030 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Retailers 1 $32,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Mining 1 $42,952 100.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $37,107 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 1 $50,336 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $22,214 100.00%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $38,106 100.00%
Performing Arts Companies 1 $47,112 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 1 $73,882 100.00%
Custom Roll Forming 1 $98,550 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage