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 %
Software Developers, Applications 36,846 $78,943 91.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 24,726 $67,363 92.69%
Computer Programmers 14,314 $57,155 89.45%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,837 $64,113 93.68%
Management Analysts 4,590 $60,674 91.07%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,569 $83,420 91.95%
Accountants and Auditors 2,626 $54,120 88.33%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,486 $46,334 85.05%
Civil Engineers 2,329 $64,535 88.56%
Operations Research Analysts 2,098 $57,458 89.16%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,619 $5,200,484 79.16%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 887 $282,927 51.07%
Computer Systems Analysts 864 $2,067,211 62.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other 523 $74,717 89.10%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 375 $47,164 65.56%
Marketing Managers 359 $96,513 73.42%
Accountants and Auditors 351 $63,161 76.47%
Software Developers, Systems Software 321 $562,940 83.38%
Management Analysts 292 $67,853 79.56%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 285 $18,254 78.73%
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 %
Denmark 6 $65,609 50.00%
Moldova 5 $70,050 41.67%
Libya 5 $117,868 45.45%
Uganda 5 $77,022 45.45%
Eritrea 4 $27,331 36.36%
Bermuda 4 $53,437 40.00%
Croatia 4 $60,951 40.00%
Suriname 4 $50,726 40.00%
Norway 4 $48,741 44.44%
Macedonia 4 $47,301 44.44%

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)

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