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 %
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 %
Econtenti Inc 26 $75,072 89.66%
Cbs Interactive Inc 26 $82,373 89.66%
Actavis Inc 26 $78,111 89.66%
Software Global Ltd 26 $50,230 89.66%
I28 Technologies Corporation 26 $67,448 89.66%
Catalent Pharma Solutions 26 $77,347 89.66%
Digital Scripts Inc 26 $74,829 89.66%
Thornton Tomasetti Inc 26 $68,402 89.66%
Future Today Inc 26 $58,841 89.66%
Covey Infotech Llc 26 $59,906 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capitol Food Stores Llc 3 $36,123 50.00%
Acco Foreign Shipping Inc 3 $52,000 50.00%
Ignite Media Solutions Llc 3 $62,629 50.00%
Intersil Communications Inc An Intersil Corpora 3 $60,181 50.00%
Borges Associates Pa 3 $84,947 50.00%
Tracstar Systems Inc 3 $107,917 50.00%
Mc Gowan Builders Inc 3 $102,620 50.00%
Northwest Florida Community Hospital 3 $45,808 60.00%
Optime Consulting Inc 3 $64,341 60.00%
Circuitronix Llc 3 $94,265 60.00%

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