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 %
Graphic Designers 456 $36,663 81.72%
Logisticians 448 $51,659 83.90%
Sales Managers 431 $91,907 83.04%
Engineers, All Other 426 $63,800 83.69%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 421 $105,690 84.88%
Chief Executives 411 $158,612 83.37%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 409 $43,742 83.47%
Construction Managers 405 $72,422 83.16%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 383 $51,895 82.37%
Occupational Therapists 375 $60,165 86.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 85 $22,498 96.59%
Nursing Assistants 83 $22,229 95.40%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 82 $36,378 96.47%
Coaches and Scouts 82 $38,990 101.23%
Food Preparation Workers 79 $20,491 100.00%
Cost Estimators 73 $44,337 97.33%
Chefs and Head Cooks 70 $57,034 93.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 70 $51,483 98.59%
Childcare Workers 66 $21,927 92.96%
Economists 66 $73,343 95.65%
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 %
Israel 65 $76,341 46.43%
Portugal 55 $53,695 39.57%
El Salvador 53 $56,135 39.55%
Taiwan 52 $52,922 39.69%
Jamaica 50 $2,936,976 43.10%
Australia 46 $85,132 48.42%
Egypt 39 $72,509 44.83%
Nigeria 32 $60,596 38.55%
Uruguay 29 $73,628 35.37%
Nicaragua 28 $52,435 34.15%

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 %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,006 $24,172 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 511 $25,462 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 504 $24,297 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 369 $26,171 100.00%
Apiculture 135 $24,774 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 132 $22,745 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 102 $25,590 100.00%
Orange Groves 74 $22,764 100.00%
Crop Production 70 $26,201 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 67 $26,827 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,700 $140,778 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,124 $380,416 37.83%
Full Service Restaurants 855 $32,692 50.44%
Management Consulting Services 740 $72,718 54.45%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 590 $1,112,448 52.49%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 500 $82,598 58.48%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 447 $19,302 55.05%
Employment Placement Agencies 384 $24,967 51.61%
Offices Of Lawyers 374 $60,898 50.54%
Other Computer Related Services 341 $78,121 52.14%

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