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)

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 %
Central Florida Inpatient Medicine 16 $151,582 88.89%
National Hospitalist Services Pc 16 $197,590 88.89%
I Squared Capital Advisors Us Llc 16 $134,975 88.89%
Envision Healthcare Corporation 16 $102,176 88.89%
Hughes Systique Private Limited 16 $77,485 88.89%
American Tech Vision Solutions Llc 16 $82,060 88.89%
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 15 $50,694 83.33%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 15 $100,700 83.33%
The Everglades Club Inc 15 $52,639 83.33%
Kensington Information Group Inc 15 $70,848 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
K G Insurance Inc 2 $36,026 50.00%
Santana Stables 2 $43,909 50.00%
Gables Waterway Property Llc 2 $87,807 50.00%
Blue Sal Llc 2 $43,701 50.00%
I Squared Capital 2 $141,357 50.00%
Sykes Enterprises Inc 2 $84,760 50.00%
Syniverse 2 $110,438 50.00%
Robo Ops Llc Dba Signal 88 Sarasota 2 $38,959 50.00%
Ceres Environmental Services Inc 2 $43,035 50.00%
Osprey Pizza Inc 2 $74,953 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills 1 $72,093 100.00%
Confectionery And Nut Retailers 1 $52,915 100.00%
Waste Treatment And Disposal 1 $95,056 100.00%
Electronics And Appliance Retailers 1 $63,918 100.00%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $73,050 100.00%
Metal Ore Mining 1 $91,416 100.00%
Grain And Oilseed Milling 1 $38,875 100.00%
Other Animal Production 1 $70,928 100.00%
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing 1 $72,363 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 1 $52,333 100.00%
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