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 %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $36,920 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $19,386 50.00%
Zambia 1 $38,750 50.00%
Iraq 1 $81,598 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 100.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adventist Health Systemsunbelt Inc 631 $61,505 87.40%
The Florida State University 626 $52,011 91.92%
Management Health Systems Llc 611 $37,565 91.60%
Citrix Systems Inc 605 $91,389 92.23%
Florida International University 572 $56,870 87.86%
Decipher Software Solutions 539 $61,854 93.09%
Verizon Data Services Llc 520 $88,443 94.55%
Makeurcareer Llc 516 $58,971 93.99%
Raymond James Associates Inc 514 $91,414 93.80%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 510 $68,978 93.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pizzalleys Llc 45 $19,406 29.22%
Care Dental Of Boynton Beach Pa 44 $29,311 30.14%
Clc Fertilization And Pest Control Llc Dba 44 $23,908 30.34%
World Fuel Services 41 $102,096 29.71%
Millard Mall Services Inc 41 $18,824 31.78%
Across Borders Management Consulting Group 40 $75,441 34.19%
Gerdau Ameristeel 39 $85,447 34.51%
Color Factory Inc 37 $67,004 33.64%
Wb Solutions Llc 37 $98,119 34.26%
Florida Power And Light Company 37 $88,235 34.58%

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