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 %
Fis Management Services Llc 506 $89,869 92.50%
Oracle America Inc 493 $96,621 90.63%
Ntt Data Inc 487 $73,761 89.69%
Kforce Inc 482 $75,942 89.59%
Dgn Technologies Inc 480 $64,421 91.25%
Virtusa Corporation 478 $70,820 91.57%
Ust Global Inc 476 $54,720 91.71%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 463 $98,812 89.56%
University Of Central Florida 459 $55,563 91.62%
Arka Technologies Inc 442 $72,652 88.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Care Dental Of Wellington Pa 36 $30,007 33.96%
Accenture Llp 33 $105,690 32.04%
Dolphin Solutions Inc 33 $84,896 32.67%
Adt Llc 32 $98,779 32.65%
Baptist Health South Florida Inc 31 $74,911 32.29%
Intellativ Inc 31 $87,092 32.63%
Sap America Inc 30 $96,007 31.91%
Apple Inc 30 $90,639 32.61%
Isolvers Inc 29 $90,068 32.95%
Tbc Corporation 29 $88,481 32.95%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strawberry Farming 47 $25,602 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 43 $22,937 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 37 $20,936 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 36 $24,454 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 35 $27,094 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 33 $26,260 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 27 $26,106 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 24 $25,880 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 23 $26,395 100.00%
Other Animal Production 21 $26,351 100.00%

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