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 %
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 %
Veridic Solutions Llc 94 $75,283 89.52%
Vevey Software Solutions Llc 94 $57,730 89.52%
Mhk Medhok Inc 94 $92,576 89.52%
Chenmed Llc 93 $96,501 89.42%
Zensar Technologies Inc 93 $68,717 89.42%
Incandescent Technologies Inc 93 $72,321 89.42%
Bankers Healthcare Group Llc 93 $86,835 90.29%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 92 $80,625 89.32%
Adventist Health System Sunbelt 92 $88,868 89.32%
Protocol Infotech Inc 91 $57,468 90.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leanswift Solutions Inc 7 $104,434 36.84%
Control Laser Corporation 7 $69,644 36.84%
Titan Florida Llc 7 $100,592 36.84%
Greenberg Dental Orthodontics Pa 7 $122,735 36.84%
Fiddlers Creek Llc 7 $47,706 36.84%
Attra Inc 7 $88,088 36.84%
Memorial Health System Inc 7 $47,828 38.89%
Team Work Horseman Group Corp 7 $29,322 38.89%
Digital Gaming Corp 7 $75,046 38.89%
Catalina Marketing Technology Solutions 7 $75,641 38.89%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 22 $71,803 81.48%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 22 $73,152 81.48%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 22 $82,085 81.48%
Junior Colleges 22 $63,576 84.62%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 22 $91,747 84.62%
Professional Organizations 22 $59,739 84.62%
Dental Laboratories 22 $63,296 84.62%
Media Buying Agencies 22 $83,180 84.62%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 22 $96,497 84.62%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 22 $74,422 84.62%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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