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 %
Sapient Corporation	76	$84,059	91.57%
Akamai Technologies Inc	76	$90,186	91.57%
Trendset It Inc	75	$67,188	90.36%
Beckman Coulter Inc	75	$77,433	91.46%
Parbel Of Florida Inc	75	$61,497	91.46%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc	74	$70,328	90.24%
Randstad Technologies Lp	74	$66,698	90.24%
Ospro Systems Llc	74	$55,414	91.36%
Quest Global Services Na Inc	74	$71,449	91.36%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc	74	$102,290	91.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ib Centre Inc	6	$35,922	40.00%
Aci Worldwide	6	$107,217	40.00%
Promise Land Insurance Agency Inc	6	$53,102	40.00%
Btg Pactual Us Capital Llc	6	$142,622	40.00%
Andbanc Wealth Management Llc	6	$122,606	40.00%
La Bamba Mexican Spanish Restaurant Ii Inc	6	$32,427	40.00%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc	6	$116,605	40.00%
Global Visse Inc	6	$89,267	40.00%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc	6	$92,220	40.00%
Google Llc	6	$72,554	40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	806	$85,390	88.96%
Temporary Help Services	784	$66,202	87.21%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	774	$65,907	87.26%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	764	$67,226	86.92%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	749	$63,791	86.79%
Offices Of Lawyers	709	$68,385	82.83%
Human Resources Consulting Services	698	$74,527	91.84%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	696	$89,087	97.21%
Credit Card Issuing	663	$92,371	94.71%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	634	$88,642	91.35%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	19	$19,054	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	18	$29,083	100.00%
Potato Farming	16	$23,965	100.00%
Sugarcane Farming	15	$23,622	100.00%
Other Spectator Sports	12	$27,298	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	12	$30,390	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	11	$26,263	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	10	$25,792	100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	10	$20,764	100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves	10	$26,953	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Accounting Services	171	$57,117	52.94%
Home Health Care Services	142	$847,659	43.96%
Child Care Services	131	$39,281	42.26%
Temporary Help Services	129	$13,324,671	41.61%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	120	$87,472	39.09%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	110	$77,521	37.04%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	107	$72,315	36.15%
Beauty Salons	105	$43,290	35.47%
Electric Power Generation	101	$80,349	34.24%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	95	$4,343,636	36.82%

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.