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 %
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 %
Magnus Software Solutions Llc 112 $51,549 88.19%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 111 $65,142 87.40%
Global Information Technology Inc 111 $53,961 87.40%
Xoriant Corporation 111 $81,412 88.10%
Burger King Corporation 111 $118,494 88.80%
Adt Llc 111 $85,364 88.80%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc 110 $62,277 88.71%
Dolphin Solutions Inc 109 $65,844 87.90%
Sysintelli Inc 107 $62,654 86.29%
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Research Institute Inc 107 $66,545 86.99%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Luminar Technologies Inc 9 $96,608 37.50%
Cisneros Studios Llc 9 $43,315 37.50%
Abbott Laboratories 9 $73,577 37.50%
Mmpb Group Llc 9 $72,342 37.50%
Lakeview Internal Medicine Pa 9 $110,113 37.50%
Florida State College At Jacksonville 9 $50,815 37.50%
Judge Software Professionals Inc 9 $79,548 37.50%
Tpf Software Inc 8 $90,935 33.33%
Florida Engineering Llc 8 $62,395 33.33%
Ringcentral Inc 8 $84,185 34.78%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 1 $29,806 100.00%
Administrative And Support Services 1 $25,126 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage