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 %
Data S Solutions Llc 36 $66,718 90.00%
Amazoncomdedc Llc 36 $79,971 90.00%
Dataquest Corp 36 $73,734 92.31%
Tek Leaders Inc 35 $81,623 89.74%
Eficens Systems Llc 35 $81,560 89.74%
Memorial Hospital Flagler Inc 35 $62,843 89.74%
Nr Windows Inc 35 $53,899 89.74%
Axelon Services Corporation 35 $91,634 89.74%
Lynn University 35 $49,425 89.74%
Infosys Technologies Limited 35 $49,894 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hiperbaric Usa Corp 3 $73,466 37.50%
Bontempo Boca Raton Llc 3 $49,116 37.50%
Law Offices Of Gabriela Riza Pa 3 $34,500 42.86%
Vistapharm Inc 3 $69,229 42.86%
Bauer Foundation Corporation 3 $65,548 42.86%
Concurrent Real Time 3 $85,744 42.86%
Trividia Health Inc 3 $80,850 42.86%
Florida Real Estate Investors Fund Llc 3 $52,347 42.86%
Hazkel Puterman Asscoiates Llc 3 $56,950 42.86%
Just Natural Products Llc 3 $65,021 42.86%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Bakeries 23 $46,204 82.14%
All Other Traveler Accommodation 23 $59,260 82.14%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 23 $73,781 82.14%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 23 $63,490 82.14%
Museums 23 $41,378 82.14%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 23 $70,060 82.14%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23 $67,264 85.19%
General Warehousing And Storage 23 $86,979 85.19%
Landscaping Services 23 $56,035 85.19%
Business Support Services 22 $53,231 81.48%
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