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 %
Pharmacists 175 $99,083 85.78%
Coaches and Scouts 174 $35,008 87.44%
Managers, All Other 172 $75,765 88.66%
Data Warehousing Specialists 168 $73,107 87.05%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 161 $50,440 83.85%
Database Architects 161 $80,294 87.50%
Aerospace Engineers 158 $73,023 88.76%
Soil and Plant Scientists 157 $44,240 88.20%
Landscape Architects 155 $53,611 87.57%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 150 $65,974 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Guatemala 20 $57,849 40.00%
Lebanon 20 $86,707 41.67%
Bulgaria 19 $52,266 40.43%
Ireland 19 $72,004 42.22%
Thailand 19 $45,205 43.18%
Panama 19 $82,102 43.18%
Greece 19 $69,524 44.19%
Sweden 18 $79,621 42.86%
Haiti 18 $6,321,189 42.86%
Costa Rica 17 $72,656 40.48%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spirit Airlines Inc 91 $72,010 90.10%
Cisco Systems Inc 90 $95,880 90.00%
Chep Usa 90 $81,485 90.00%
Acclaris Inc 90 $71,190 90.00%
Csc Covansys Corporation 89 $62,140 89.90%
Csc Consulting Inc 89 $64,798 89.90%
Cyberthink Inc 89 $63,496 89.90%
Citiustech Inc 88 $77,061 88.89%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 88 $63,396 90.72%
Maveric Nxt Inc 88 $64,139 90.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chaar Cooling Llc 7 $37,580 38.89%
Comfort Home Health Agency Inc 7 $19,822 38.89%
Winndixie Stores Inc 7 $103,417 38.89%
Discover Quartz And Granite Llc 7 $47,088 38.89%
Stryker Corporation 7 $99,403 38.89%
Liquid Consulting Inc 7 $93,784 38.89%
Biomet 3i Llc 7 $82,716 38.89%
Phoenix East Aviation Llc 7 $55,197 38.89%
Hewlett Packard Company 7 $82,540 38.89%
Masonite Corporation 7 $83,646 41.18%

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