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 %
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $44,595 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $45,680 100.00%
Naturopathic Physicians 1 $48,901 100.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 1 $49,837 100.00%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $50,107 100.00%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1 $50,190 100.00%
Soil and Water Conservationists 1 $50,690 100.00%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 1 $50,918 100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $52,603 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $53,539 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery Workers 1 $27,373 12.50%
Musicians and Singers 1 $57,158 14.29%
Transportation Managers 1 $86,652 14.29%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1 $25,813 14.29%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $92,726 14.29%
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $39,603 14.29%
Counter and Rental Clerks 1 $27,622 14.29%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 1 $99,403 14.29%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $38,420 14.29%
Physical Therapists 1 $58,053 14.29%
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 %
Guatemala 20 $57,849 40.00%
Lebanon 20 $86,707 41.67%
Bulgaria 19 $52,266 40.43%
Ireland 19 $72,004 42.22%
Thailand 19 $45,205 43.18%
Panama 19 $82,102 43.18%
Greece 19 $69,524 44.19%
Sweden 18 $79,621 42.86%
Haiti 18 $6,321,189 42.86%
Costa Rica 17 $72,656 40.48%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Paradigms International Group Llc 51 $67,011 89.47%
I Brain Solutions Llc 51 $47,285 89.47%
Svk Technology Solutions Inc 51 $57,335 89.47%
University Of West Florida 51 $46,336 89.47%
Jackson Therapy Partners Llc 51 $52,104 89.47%
Max Planck Florida Corporation 51 $54,117 89.47%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 51 $67,806 89.47%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 51 $63,920 89.47%
Business Intelligence Solutions Inc 51 $56,742 89.47%
Smart Works Llc 50 $68,383 87.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Law Office Of Shayne Epstein 4 $47,112 36.36%
Falconbridge Services Llc 4 $59,379 36.36%
Lola Holdings Corporation 4 $33,041 40.00%
Ocean Bank 4 $76,554 40.00%
Desimone Consulting Engineering Group Llc 4 $73,086 40.00%
Flexshopper Llc 4 $75,171 40.00%
Ti Sparkle Americas Inc 4 $128,425 40.00%
Oxford Marketing Consulting Inc 4 $33,483 40.00%
Frozen Wheels Llc 4 $91,588 40.00%
Central Reach Llc 4 $47,663 40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,006 $24,172 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 511 $25,462 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 504 $24,297 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 369 $26,171 100.00%
Apiculture 135 $24,774 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 132 $22,745 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 102 $25,590 100.00%
Orange Groves 74 $22,764 100.00%
Crop Production 70 $26,201 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 67 $26,827 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,700 $140,778 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,124 $380,416 37.83%
Full Service Restaurants 855 $32,692 50.44%
Management Consulting Services 740 $72,718 54.45%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 590 $1,112,448 52.49%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 500 $82,598 58.48%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 447 $19,302 55.05%
Employment Placement Agencies 384 $24,967 51.61%
Offices Of Lawyers 374 $60,898 50.54%
Other Computer Related Services 341 $78,121 52.14%

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