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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	363	$59,787	83.64%
Computer Network Architects	335	$76,280	82.92%
Biological Scientists, All Other	318	$47,407	84.13%
Cost Estimators	316	$53,183	86.58%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	307	$45,809	84.34%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	303	$49,766	85.11%
Family and General Practitioners	289	$134,543	87.05%
Environmental Engineers	282	$56,815	85.98%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	269	$49,473	84.06%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	266	$39,074	83.65%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Interior Designers	65	$36,783	97.01%
Graphic Designers	62	$36,137	92.54%
Dishwashers	62	$19,272	93.94%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	61	$148,319	93.85%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	60	$52,420	93.75%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	60	$46,613	93.75%
Dental Assistants	59	$31,599	93.65%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	59	$42,972	95.16%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	57	$60,533	98.28%
Occupational Therapists	56	$11,557,621	96.55%

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 %
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	40.00%
Grenada	2	$51,033	40.00%
Benin	2	$72,653	40.00%
Montenegro	2	$34,952	40.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	50.00%
Palestine	2	$64,189	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$112,289	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$138,092	50.00%
Kyrgyzstan	1	$85,613	25.00%
Luxembourg	1	$30,971	25.00%

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 %
Other Computer Related Services	3,512	$69,329	95.25%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,593	$133,441	85.78%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,188	$42,263	82.04%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,122	$97,218	92.27%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	1,091	$76,091	90.92%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,026	$64,402	90.48%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	1,009	$89,352	89.21%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	910	$83,731	83.41%
Commercial Banking	828	$82,662	82.22%
Marketing Consulting Services	825	$66,212	88.14%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	334	$66,209	56.61%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	323	$696,039	59.93%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	310	$621,037	62.00%
Commercial Banking	310	$97,162	68.89%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	296	$63,318	66.22%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	296	$65,058	77.08%
Human Resources Consulting Services	257	$99,729	68.72%
Landscaping Services	206	$29,558	57.38%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	198	$1,198,245	58.06%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	190	$65,947	56.89%

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.