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 %
Office Clerks, General	2	$25,220	66.67%
Legal Secretaries	2	$26,726	66.67%
Real Estate Sales Agents	2	$33,125	66.67%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$24,814	66.67%
Tax Preparers	2	$25,283	66.67%
Animal Trainers	2	$35,318	66.67%
Electronics Engineering Technicians	2	$28,018	66.67%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	2	$42,921	66.67%
Motorcycle Mechanics	2	$29,952	66.67%
Dental Assistants	2	$33,405	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	1	$92,726	11.11%
Robotics Engineers	1	$108,638	11.11%
Sewing Machine Operators	1	$29,494	11.11%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	1	$51,400	11.11%
School Psychologists	1	$50,253	11.11%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	1	$34,674	11.11%
Firefighters	1	$36,046	11.11%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other	1	$19,614	11.11%
Physical Therapist Assistants	1	$44,054	11.11%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$83,440	11.11%

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 %
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 %
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	19	$53,318	79.17%
Support Activities For Air Transportation	19	$64,298	79.17%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	19	$81,797	82.61%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	19	$67,362	82.61%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing	19	$65,392	82.61%
Claims Adjusting	19	$54,577	82.61%
Other Personal Care Services	19	$66,565	82.61%
Fine Arts Schools	19	$51,388	82.61%
Finish Carpentry Contractors	19	$50,371	82.61%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	19	$70,347	82.61%

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.