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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Training and Development Specialists	36	$51,448	76.60%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	36	$41,020	76.60%
Chemists	36	$57,834	78.26%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	35	$47,794	76.09%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	35	$51,521	76.09%
Food Service Managers	35	$75,047	77.78%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	34	$26,253	75.56%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	34	$52,889	79.07%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	33	$65,659	76.74%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	33	$63,866	76.74%

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 %
Amzur Technologies Inc	244	$59,716	90.71%
Citigroup Technology Inc	241	$89,749	90.26%
Pnr Software Solutions Corporation	232	$52,626	87.88%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	232	$69,464	88.89%
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation	223	$88,320	86.10%
Amgen Inc	220	$84,739	86.61%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc	220	$81,527	87.30%
Softvision Llc	219	$79,425	87.60%
Microsoft Corporation	218	$79,229	89.34%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	215	$80,998	88.84%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bernell Rhone	17	$22,173	36.96%
Chep Usa	17	$87,681	36.96%
Global Tpa Llc	16	$63,406	35.56%
The Univision Network Limited Partnership	16	$95,568	35.56%
New York New York Pizza Llc	16	$21,674	35.56%
The University Of Tampa	16	$49,077	36.36%
Kyra Solutions Inc	16	$90,199	36.36%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc	16	$95,116	36.36%
Solar Energy Company Llc Dba Sec Florida Llc	16	$33,758	37.21%
Akamai Technologies Inc	15	$94,142	34.88%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Facilities Management Services	438	$83,581	82.95%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	437	$92,660	88.64%
Advertising Agencies	417	$56,620	89.10%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	412	$65,734	88.22%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	402	$76,555	86.27%
Offices Of Dentists	397	$103,258	85.38%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	391	$80,262	84.63%
Home Health Care Services	387	$66,819	90.85%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	383	$54,583	90.76%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	352	$71,770	86.91%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	7	$19,037	100.00%
Racetracks	7	$24,984	100.00%
Other Aquaculture	6	$22,821	85.71%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	6	$24,807	100.00%
Corn Farming	6	$22,908	100.00%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers	4	$18,673	66.67%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	4	$26,681	80.00%
Temporary Help Services	4	$25,298	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	4	$26,468	100.00%
Truck Transportation	4	$24,804	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	79	$71,768	42.47%
Travel Agencies	78	$117,423	42.86%
Residential Property Managers	77	$56,139	42.78%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	74	$66,498	43.27%
Flight Training	73	$54,846	45.06%
General Warehousing And Storage	73	$31,478	45.34%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	70	$69,143	45.16%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	69	$85,353	45.10%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	67	$61,676	44.67%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	67	$89,944	44.97%

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.