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 %
Statisticians 712 $61,779 88.89%
Financial Managers 658 $102,173 87.62%
Information Security Analysts 633 $77,321 90.82%
Internists, General 622 $146,007 90.67%
Business Intelligence Analysts 566 $72,659 84.10%
Lawyers 558 $83,996 86.24%
Sales Engineers 531 $87,341 88.06%
Public Relations Specialists 485 $42,162 84.20%
Chemists 481 $56,112 83.94%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 469 $65,509 83.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Engineers 114 $92,155 97.44%
Lawyers 111 $96,152 96.52%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 109 $20,119 95.61%
Logisticians 105 $1,321,615 92.92%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 105 $79,175 101.94%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 102 $37,336 100.00%
Statisticians 101 $51,412 100.00%
Internists, General 93 $3,310,426 96.88%
Chief Executives 93 $151,978 96.88%
Public Relations Specialists 93 $44,537 101.09%
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 %
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 40.00%
Grenada 2 $51,033 40.00%
Benin 2 $72,653 40.00%
Montenegro 2 $34,952 40.00%
Algeria 2 $49,816 50.00%
Palestine 2 $64,189 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $112,289 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $138,092 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 25.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infolob Solutions Inc 40 $63,628 88.89%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 40 $82,665 88.89%
Cybage Software Inc 40 $63,134 88.89%
E Builder Inc 40 $86,145 90.91%
Conflux Systems Inc 40 $75,892 90.91%
Cdrp Technologies Llc 40 $61,332 90.91%
Citratek 40 $54,024 90.91%
Conch Technologies Inc 39 $64,009 88.64%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 39 $68,802 88.64%
Orlando Health Medical Group Inc 39 $218,132 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Createtrade Capital 4 $93,694 44.44%
Auxis Llc 4 $60,612 44.44%
Barceloneta Llc 4 $67,637 44.44%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 4 $116,257 50.00%
Dental Health Group Padba Great Expressions Denta 4 $116,137 50.00%
Latinmedioscom Inc 4 $99,393 50.00%
First Medical International Corp 4 $48,459 50.00%
Acs Infrastructure Development Inc 4 $141,591 50.00%
Premier Worldwide Marketing Llc 4 $123,084 50.00%
Aviation Fueling Consulting Corp 4 $118,040 50.00%

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