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 %
Db Usa Core Corporation 366 $75,540 94.33%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida Inc 366 $95,195 95.81%
Mphasis Corporation 365 $60,172 95.80%
Csts Technologies Inc 362 $50,787 96.53%
Mican Technologies Inc 356 $85,440 95.44%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 341 $67,876 93.42%
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 337 $52,131 92.33%
Sri Tech Solutions Inc 335 $66,464 94.37%
Wb Solutions Llc 325 $76,487 93.39%
Naztec International Group Llc 325 $63,722 93.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Edsa Inc 22 $53,894,255 34.38%
Temenos Usa Inc 22 $86,146 34.38%
River City Education Services Inc 21 $54,117 33.33%
Diversified Service Options Inc Dba Guidewell So 21 $96,453 34.43%
Arka Technologies Inc 21 $81,298 34.43%
Alexey 27 Financial Services Inc 20 $22,038 32.79%
Nicoinfo Systems Inc 20 $56,884 33.33%
Family Health Centers Of Southwest Florida Inc 20 $148,925 33.90%
Fm Pizza Of Carrollwood Inc 20 $21,674 33.90%
Info Tech Inc 20 $53,208 35.09%

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