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 %
Financial Specialists, All Other 213 $58,284 84.19%
Instructional Coordinators 213 $44,776 85.89%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 211 $48,519 85.77%
Interior Designers 208 $39,397 86.31%
Accountants 208 $50,928 90.43%
Registered Nurses 193 $57,274 87.33%
Human Resources Specialists 189 $48,221 86.30%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 187 $88,956 85.78%
Medical and Health Services Managers 181 $82,356 87.44%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 177 $58,207 86.34%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Purchasing Managers 45 $90,195 90.00%
Computer Network Architects 44 $79,202 88.00%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 44 $62,772 88.00%
Budget Analysts 43 $56,957 86.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 41 $136,611 82.00%
Instructional Coordinators 40 $42,939 80.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 38 $72,048 77.55%
Office Clerks, General 38 $29,914 79.17%
Stonemasons 38 $46,395 79.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 37 $38,008 78.72%
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 %
Romania 27 $63,890 34.18%
Bolivia 26 $56,725 35.14%
Trinidad And Tobago 24 $62,333 34.29%
Japan 24 $59,368 39.34%
Ethiopia 23 $83,537 39.66%
Jordan 23 $75,976 41.82%
Poland 23 $74,533 42.59%
Netherlands 22 $84,968 41.51%
Hungary 21 $56,547 41.18%
Albania 20 $33,442 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc 53 $86,153 88.33%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 53 $72,019 88.33%
Dotcom Team Llc 53 $71,011 88.33%
Tampa Electric Company 53 $95,936 88.33%
Arcus Technologies Dba Kat Tech Systems Inc 53 $52,722 88.33%
Dawar Consulting Inc 53 $58,040 88.33%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 52 $57,149 86.67%
Interactive Communications International Inc 52 $93,479 88.14%
Thales Avionics Inc 52 $98,172 88.14%
Rollins College 52 $52,010 88.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urbana Creative Group Inc 4 $51,558 36.36%
Ameri Property Management Inc 4 $112,908 36.36%
Accesso Services Llc 4 $105,706 36.36%
Upstream Downstream Specialized Services Inc 4 $127,182 36.36%
Fa Logistics International Corp 4 $52,791 36.36%
Triumph Marketing Solutions Llc 4 $128,669 36.36%
Diaz Reus Targ Llp 4 $75,915 36.36%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 4 $101,845 36.36%
Cable Wireless Holdings Inc 4 $124,836 36.36%
Bringabout Inc 4 $103,907 36.36%

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