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 %
Bahamas 16 $52,827 38.10%
Hong Kong 16 $36,503 44.44%
United States Of America 16 $69,636 44.44%
Switzerland 15 $73,817 48.39%
Sri Lanka 14 $63,909 45.16%
Serbia 12 $50,897 40.00%
Malaysia 12 $74,726 44.44%
Belgium 11 $73,984 44.00%
Uzbekistan 11 $42,581 44.00%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 46 $70,879 86.79%
Shands Teaching Hospital And Clinics Inc 46 $63,581 88.46%
Sriven Systems Inc 46 $59,520 88.46%
Vuram Inc 46 $74,323 88.46%
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institute Inc 46 $59,255 88.46%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 46 $74,128 88.46%
Ipolarity Llc 46 $68,297 88.46%
Google Llc 46 $90,198 88.46%
Ukg Inc 46 $114,304 88.46%
Chen Neighborhood Medical Centers Of South Florida Llc 46 $150,410 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Symantec Corporation 4 $63,731 40.00%
Baterbys Llc 4 $66,253 40.00%
Blue Water Shipping Us Inc 4 $47,943 40.00%
Tradepro Inc 4 $80,392 40.00%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates 4 $115,778 40.00%
Thales E Security Inc 4 $83,621 40.00%
Bcc Engineering Llc 4 $58,084 40.00%
Cbre Inc 4 $56,254 40.00%
Worldwide Cosmetics Inc 4 $56,415 40.00%
Emt Contractors Corp 4 $44,465 40.00%

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