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 %
Israel	65	$76,341	46.43%
Portugal	55	$53,695	39.57%
El Salvador	53	$56,135	39.55%
Taiwan	52	$52,922	39.69%
Jamaica	50	$2,936,976	43.10%
Australia	46	$85,132	48.42%
Egypt	39	$72,509	44.83%
Nigeria	32	$60,596	38.55%
Uruguay	29	$73,628	35.37%
Nicaragua	28	$52,435	34.15%

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 %
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	14	$47,009	82.35%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers	14	$83,656	82.35%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	14	$63,976	82.35%
Roofing Contractors	14	$64,481	82.35%
Private Households	14	$41,827	82.35%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing	14	$74,911	87.50%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	14	$74,119	87.50%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving	14	$78,313	87.50%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	14	$68,222	87.50%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	14	$67,379	87.50%

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.