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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,631	$25,151	263.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	490	$24,490	127.94%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	227	$25,753	74.67%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	209	$25,239	95.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	66	$26,851	37.50%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	54	$38,353	33.96%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	46	$32,556	30.07%
Nursery Workers	24	$24,326	22.43%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	16	$29,574	14.95%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	6	$26,302	6.25%

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 %
Burma (myanmar)	4	$65,723	44.44%
Cambodia	3	$69,333	33.33%
Cyprus	3	$77,453	37.50%
Somalia	3	$21,944	37.50%
St Lucia	3	$54,306	42.86%
Tunisia	3	$88,482	42.86%
Democratic Republic Of Congo	3	$48,866	42.86%
Cuba	3	$30,063	42.86%
Dominica	3	$50,807	50.00%
Armenia	3	$71,644	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Piper Aircraft Inc	17	$76,111	89.47%
Empower Professionals	17	$64,218	89.47%
Nihaki Systems Inc	17	$64,521	89.47%
Onward Technologies Inc	17	$52,389	89.47%
Golok Global Inc	17	$66,845	89.47%
Transnational Foods Inc	17	$92,783	89.47%
Tsys Acquiring Solutions Llc	17	$89,790	89.47%
Spigot Inc	17	$85,659	89.47%
Binary Computer Intl Corp	17	$78,344	89.47%
Jinko Solar Us Industries Inc	17	$55,649	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc	2	$113,371	50.00%
Super Tech Consulting Llc Dba Shras It Solutions	2	$112,643	50.00%
Energy Trucking Llc	2	$62,119	50.00%
305 Plastic Surgery Corp	2	$43,711	50.00%
Coral Gables Dance Studio Inc	2	$22,920	50.00%
Akashi Japanese Restaurant Inc	2	$44,803	50.00%
Healthcite Pharmacy	2	$61,568	50.00%
Allied Trucking Of Florida Inc	2	$60,164	50.00%
Gloval Shipping Usa	2	$48,631	50.00%
Smart It Corp	2	$41,434	50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	64	$56,604	85.33%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	64	$51,365	85.33%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	64	$79,994	85.33%
All Other Personal Services	63	$53,397	84.00%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	63	$65,897	84.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	63	$60,021	85.14%
Testing Laboratories And Services	62	$57,658	83.78%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	62	$60,032	83.78%
Nonresidential Building Construction	61	$61,214	83.56%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading	60	$76,131	82.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners	7	$72,075	17.07%
Manufacturing	7	$77,617	17.50%
Music Publishers	7	$76,701	17.50%
Millwork	7	$41,092	17.95%
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	7	$64,616	17.95%
Nail Salons	7	$20,574	17.95%
Flat Glass Manufacturing	6	$44,505	15.38%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	6	$101,965	15.38%
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing	6	$85,710	15.79%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	6	$61,246	16.22%

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.