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 %
Construction and Building Inspectors 2 $59,738 100.00%
Cytogenetic Technologists 2 $61,381 100.00%
Document Management Specialists 2 $62,400 100.00%
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2 $76,606 100.00%
Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance 2 $73,798 100.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $129,626 100.00%
Helpers--Electricians 1 $0 50.00%
Carpenters 1 $0 50.00%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1 $0 50.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 1 $0 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compensation and Benefits Managers 1 $70,886 12.50%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 1 $37,357 12.50%
Upholsterers 1 $32,510 12.50%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $80,510 12.50%
Phlebotomists 1 $30,950 12.50%
Musicians and Singers 1 $57,158 12.50%
Nursery Workers 1 $27,373 12.50%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $92,726 12.50%
Physical Therapist Assistants 1 $44,054 12.50%
Sewing Machine Operators 1 $29,494 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 %
The Scripps Research Institute Scripps Florida 42 $42,645 89.36%
Advancesoft Inc 42 $69,148 89.36%
Citigroup Management Corp 42 $60,660 89.36%
Pac Seating Systems Inc 42 $56,761 89.36%
Exactech Inc 42 $64,224 89.36%
Techzio Solutions Llc 42 $61,521 89.36%
Computer Global Solutions Inc 42 $60,486 89.36%
Iconsoft Inc 42 $83,284 89.36%
Resource Providers Inc 42 $51,757 89.36%
Itelligence Inc 42 $88,376 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hitss Inc 4 $64,340 44.44%
Multiphone Latin America Inc 4 $44,871 44.44%
Marco Store Llc 4 $56,654 44.44%
Us Champions Soccer Academy Llc 4 $48,446 44.44%
Interealty Exchange Inc 4 $49,447 44.44%
Cardinal Health 4 $71,755 44.44%
Radica Llc 4 $61,651 44.44%
Finastra Technology Inc 4 $79,191 44.44%
Pan Pa Ya Bakery Two Inc 4 $18,616 44.44%
Hr Motor Sport Inc 4 $44,181 44.44%

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