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 %
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 %
Radise International Lc 63 $62,209 88.73%
Bizintex Inc 63 $62,812 88.73%
Centene Management Company Llc 62 $96,417 87.32%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 62 $73,075 88.57%
Synapsis Inc 62 $74,401 88.57%
Iblesoft Inc Duns791327054 62 $66,412 88.57%
Capgemini Us Llc 62 $84,917 88.57%
Micros Systems Inc 62 $51,813 88.57%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 62 $71,423 89.86%
Reliance Global Services Inc 62 $49,377 89.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sherjan Broadcasting Company Inc 5 $34,360 38.46%
Hencorp Becstone Financial Services 5 $69,048 38.46%
Nokia Siemens Networks Us Llc 5 $68,881 38.46%
The Fountain Group 5 $77,771 38.46%
Bluenet Technologies Inc 5 $82,593 38.46%
Richemont Latin America Caribbean Llc 5 $62,038 38.46%
The Ultimate Software Group Inc 5 $57,770 38.46%
Workflow Technologies Inc 5 $64,663 38.46%
Odebrecht Construction Inc 5 $77,031 38.46%
Inca Investments Llc 5 $70,225 38.46%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 22 $71,803 81.48%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 22 $73,152 81.48%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 22 $82,085 81.48%
Junior Colleges 22 $63,576 84.62%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 22 $91,747 84.62%
Professional Organizations 22 $59,739 84.62%
Dental Laboratories 22 $63,296 84.62%
Media Buying Agencies 22 $83,180 84.62%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 22 $96,497 84.62%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 22 $74,422 84.62%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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