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 %
Dentists, General	263	$109,307	86.80%
Biological Technicians	246	$31,262	83.39%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	242	$51,819	82.88%
Biomedical Engineers	238	$68,178	82.64%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	237	$59,198	82.58%
Veterinarians	237	$79,284	84.95%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	233	$40,131	85.35%
Pediatricians, General	226	$121,894	83.09%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	217	$40,792	84.11%
Budget Analysts	216	$54,081	85.04%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	56	$64,972	100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant	54	$30,488	100.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	50	$64,268	94.34%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	49	$49,763	94.23%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	49	$48,054	94.23%
Medical and Health Services Managers	48	$90,659	92.31%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	48	$57,172	94.12%
Industrial Production Managers	47	$100,836	92.16%
Information Security Analysts	46	$84,137	90.20%
Human Resources Specialists	45	$46,692	88.24%

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 %
Smart Source Usa Llc	189	$61,407	85.14%
Atos Syntel Inc	188	$62,140	85.45%
Servicenow Inc	188	$84,060	86.24%
Amazon Web Services Inc	187	$90,050	88.21%
Rockwell Collins Inc	185	$99,562	87.68%
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc	184	$59,173	88.04%
The Hertz Corporation	183	$70,133	89.27%
Apple Inc	183	$95,102	90.15%
Belcher Pharmaceuticals Llc	183	$61,771	91.04%
Randstad Technologies Llc	179	$82,154	90.40%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Visionet Systems Inc	14	$78,997	35.90%
Omnicomm Systems	14	$63,584	35.90%
Landcare Landscaping Inc	13	$22,115	34.21%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc	13	$91,882	34.21%
Rollins College	13	$51,591	35.14%
Lynn University Inc	13	$54,456	35.14%
Healthaxis Group	13	$70,272	35.14%
Farelogix Inc	13	$92,867	35.14%
Arcadis Us Inc	12	$69,690	33.33%
Ga Telesis Llc	12	$59,767	33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	70,440	$68,493	91.66%
Computer Systems Design Services	11,703	$73,049	92.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	8,590	$59,059	83.21%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,288	$74,107	87.69%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,245	$72,619	94.71%
Management Consulting Services	4,778	$67,530	96.08%
Engineering Services	4,286	$67,450	89.14%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,856	$82,904	92.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,803	$75,834	94.67%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,590	$66,699	92.10%

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.