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 %
Private Detectives and Investigators	2	$36,265	66.67%
Retail Salespersons	2	$32,906	66.67%
Financial Clerks, All Other	2	$35,454	66.67%
Pharmacy Aides	2	$34,174	66.67%
Airfield Operations Specialists	2	$35,454	66.67%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2	$35,110	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	2	$36,754	66.67%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	2	$48,433	66.67%
Broadcast Technicians	2	$41,652	66.67%
Product Safety Engineers	2	$75,109	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	1	$25,813	11.11%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1	$44,366	11.11%
Medical Equipment Preparers	1	$26,458	11.11%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$51,630	11.11%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	1	$38,420	11.11%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1	$55,120	11.11%
Fallers	1	$21,611	11.11%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	1	$34,798	11.11%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1	$22,485	11.11%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$60,810	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 %
Hcl America Inc	1,446	$72,934	91.98%
Wipro Limited	1,436	$64,446	98.22%
System Soft Technologies Llc	1,084	$63,029	85.02%
Ibm India Private Limited	1,009	$61,897	82.84%
University Of Miami	939	$63,532	90.90%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	838	$98,142	85.51%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	806	$70,614	87.99%
University Of South Florida	743	$60,835	84.82%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd	716	$73,757	89.61%
Deloitte Touche Llp	674	$63,305	87.99%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Armellini Express Lines Inc	65	$36,839	30.37%
Florida Atlantic University	60	$52,224	28.30%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc	57	$105,707	27.67%
Iblesoft Inc	54	$81,882	27.27%
Finishing Touches Distribution Inc	54	$18,429	27.98%
Citigroup Technology Inc	52	$98,706	29.71%
Cvs Rx Services Inc	51	$85,106	29.31%
Innovative Scheduling Llc	49	$56,185	29.34%
Naztec International Group Llc	49	$98,093	30.06%
Csx Transportation Inc	45	$72,816	28.30%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	606	$89,009	91.54%
Employment Services	549	$36,424	84.98%
Offices Of Physicians	546	$141,084	87.50%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	531	$86,682	87.34%
Architectural Services	529	$50,831	87.15%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	522	$72,404	86.14%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	517	$73,427	85.45%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	493	$69,619	82.86%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	458	$85,262	83.42%
Office Administrative Services	442	$67,207	82.31%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spectator Sports	9	$27,870	100.00%
Floriculture Production	9	$25,487	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	9	$24,218	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	9	$22,545	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	9	$24,375	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	8	$28,743	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$22,896	100.00%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products	8	$24,196	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	7	$25,201	87.50%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	7	$21,893	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	94	$82,841	36.58%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	91	$46,966	35.83%
Activities Related To Real Estate	87	$69,367	36.40%
Limited Service Restaurants	87	$57,303	37.34%
Real Estate Property Managers	84	$64,247	40.78%
Medical Laboratories	83	$1,313,191	41.92%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	82	$1,057,123	42.05%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors	81	$55,581	42.19%
Professional Employer Organizations	80	$49,782	41.88%
Telecommunications	79	$74,139	41.58%

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.