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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	7,269	$62,143	99.47%
Infosys Limited	7,142	$66,962	99.46%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	6,433	$74,049	97.80%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,115	$68,646	99.36%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,734	$79,721	95.19%
Capgemini America Inc	2,407	$77,628	85.78%
University Of Florida	2,355	$64,384	94.54%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	2,296	$66,742	96.59%
Citibank Na	1,601	$97,506	93.90%
Accenture Llp	1,590	$70,775	98.33%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	807	$69,578	28.72%
University Of Florida	431	$74,284	30.10%
Citibank Na	244	$103,325	30.24%
Natures Way Farms Llc	174	$19,954	24.20%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates	159	$87,322	36.81%
Raymond James Associates	129	$101,362	29.93%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc	94	$93,646	38.21%
Db Usa Core Corporation	83	$81,066	34.02%
Ernst Young Us Llp	82	$94,044	35.34%
Amgen Inc	77	$86,951	35.65%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Mold Manufacturing	2	$66,467	66.67%
Apparel Knitting Mills	2	$53,799	66.67%
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing	2	$82,680	66.67%
Roofing Siding And Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$112,278	66.67%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$47,050	66.67%
Machine Tool Manufacturing	2	$56,087	66.67%
Musical Instrument Manufacturing	2	$61,225	66.67%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	2	$62,931	66.67%
Curtain And Linen Mills	2	$45,739	66.67%
Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals Except Fuels Mining	2	$38,491	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.