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 %
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists 2 $44,782 66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians 2 $50,565 100.00%
Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 2 $46,000 100.00%
Radiologic Technologists 2 $57,491 100.00%
Appraisers, Real Estate 2 $56,140 100.00%
Dental Hygienists 2 $53,862 100.00%
Ship Engineers 2 $74,235 100.00%
Cytotechnologists 2 $54,662 100.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $61,989 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 2 $62,827 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Real Estate Brokers 1 $48,880 11.11%
School Psychologists 1 $50,253 11.11%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 1 $55,640 11.11%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 1 $34,674 11.11%
Musicians and Singers 1 $57,158 11.11%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $92,726 11.11%
Firefighters 1 $36,046 12.50%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $83,440 12.50%
Robotics Engineers 1 $108,638 12.50%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 1 $74,922 12.50%
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 %
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.

State Avg Wage