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 %
It America Inc	39	$60,900	88.64%
Virtuoso Info Systems Inc	39	$81,365	88.64%
Qualex Consulting Services Inc	39	$61,733	88.64%
Gssr Inc	39	$80,087	88.64%
Deloitte Services Lp	39	$79,487	88.64%
Thales Usa Inc	39	$79,069	88.64%
Abb Inc	39	$81,482	88.64%
Carecentrix Inc	39	$102,017	88.64%
Seedac Llc	39	$57,109	90.70%
Motor Services Hugo Stamp Inc	39	$67,838	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Resma Llc	4	$41,886	50.00%
Banesco International Corp	4	$95,150	50.00%
Hokkaido Hibachi Sushi Llc	4	$25,772	50.00%
Business Information Technology Solutionscom Inc	4	$89,092	50.00%
Infinite Energy Inc	4	$74,547	50.00%
Quirch Foods	4	$56,082	50.00%
Grunenthal Latin America	4	$160,389	50.00%
Power Design Inc	4	$101,504	50.00%
Wynright Corporation	4	$73,065	50.00%
Miller Brewing Company	4	$66,176	50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Language Schools	35	$46,745	87.50%
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	34	$73,374	85.00%
Stationery Product Manufacturing	34	$88,193	85.00%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	34	$58,188	85.00%
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services	34	$48,493	87.18%
Beer Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	34	$87,266	87.18%
Beverage Manufacturing	34	$70,988	87.18%
Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	33	$75,399	86.84%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	33	$86,877	86.84%
Offices Of Chiropractors	33	$57,132	86.84%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	2	$84,271	9.52%
Courts	2	$53,862	9.52%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	2	$130,853	9.52%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	2	$108,836	9.52%
Flavoring Syrup And Concentrate Manufacturing	2	$90,428	9.52%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$56,628	9.52%
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	2	$42,287	10.00%
Materials Recovery Facilities	2	$71,802	10.00%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$60,809	10.00%
Shellfish Farming	2	$45,001	10.00%

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.