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 %
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 %
The Ultimate Software Group Inc 140 $87,110 87.50%
Jabil Inc 140 $98,792 89.17%
Techpillars Inc 138 $63,260 88.46%
Corpsystems Llc 138 $71,447 89.61%
Bkfs I Services Llc 136 $88,145 88.31%
Technosoft Corporation 135 $78,056 88.24%
Marlabs Inc 132 $69,043 86.84%
Mitchellmartin Inc 131 $108,797 86.75%
Tracfone Wireless Inc 130 $99,066 86.09%
Tbc Corporation 129 $90,709 86.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westport Insurance Corporation 11 $86,080 35.48%
Carecloud Corporation 11 $69,829 36.67%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 11 $79,461 36.67%
Bankers Healthcare Group 11 $51,153 36.67%
Next Sphere Technologies Inc 11 $79,732 36.67%
Ss White Technologies Inc 11 $64,177 37.93%
Spirit Airlines Inc 10 $74,961 34.48%
Citigroup Global Markets Operations And Technology 10 $93,517 34.48%
Focal Point Data Risk Llc 10 $98,258 34.48%
Fair Isaac Corporation 10 $119,482 34.48%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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