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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1 $45,552 12.50%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 1 $36,754 12.50%
Genetic Counselors 1 $53,414 12.50%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 1 $19,614 12.50%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $80,510 12.50%
Technical Directors/Managers 1 $42,994 12.50%
Phlebotomists 1 $30,950 12.50%
Firefighters 1 $36,046 12.50%
Automotive Engineers 1 $110,094 12.50%
Product Safety Engineers 1 $68,474 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 %
Qualihi Software Solutions Inc 14 $56,615 87.50%
Techgene Solutions Llc 14 $67,333 87.50%
Aspire Systems Inc 14 $66,496 87.50%
Trisync Technologies Inc 14 $58,253 87.50%
Sun Labs Usa Inc 14 $72,593 87.50%
Setai Hotel Acquisition Llc 14 $81,483 87.50%
Hexacorp Llc 14 $58,216 87.50%
A 1 Technology Inc 14 $82,586 87.50%
Schenker Inc 14 $57,469 87.50%
Steamroller Studios Llc 14 $52,266 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Autos Wm Corp 2 $114,078 66.67%
Sr Chandra Inc 2 $41,455 66.67%
Gios Cuban Restaurant 2 $26,396 66.67%
Rick Macci Academy Inc 2 $53,310 66.67%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 2 $111,478 66.67%
Nacach Depilatory Products Inc 2 $49,972 66.67%
Contadormiamicom Inc 2 $47,039 66.67%
Flagler Tax Service Llc 2 $44,408 66.67%
Worldwide Superabrasives Llc 2 $66,633 66.67%
Beach Tyrex Llc 2 $44,159 66.67%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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