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 %
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 %
Savantis Solutions Llc 31 $85,419 88.57%
Img Academy Llc 31 $39,499 88.57%
Florida Polytechnic University 31 $55,284 88.57%
Efg Capital International Corporation 31 $68,016 88.57%
Focus It Inc 31 $60,115 88.57%
Sunmerge Systems Inc 31 $64,448 88.57%
Inverselogix Llc 31 $77,286 88.57%
Kalven Technologies Inc 31 $69,519 88.57%
Indsoft Inc 31 $68,614 88.57%
Rave Infosys Inc 31 $66,729 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wyndham Worldwide Operations Inc 3 $97,871 42.86%
Sp6 Consulting Dba Aditum Dba Intellect 3 $115,426 42.86%
Cloudteam Llc 3 $98,009 42.86%
Sg Glass Industries 3 $39,680 42.86%
Electroexport Llc 3 $37,225 42.86%
Two Brothers Kendale Lakes Inc 3 $54,850 42.86%
Hirsh Bedner Associates 3 $38,182 42.86%
Findings Beads Industries Llc 3 $37,461 42.86%
Florida National Transportation Llc 3 $37,606 42.86%
Fujifilm Medical Systems Usa Inc 3 $106,357 42.86%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Bakeries 23 $46,204 82.14%
All Other Traveler Accommodation 23 $59,260 82.14%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 23 $73,781 82.14%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 23 $63,490 82.14%
Museums 23 $41,378 82.14%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 23 $70,060 82.14%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23 $67,264 85.19%
General Warehousing And Storage 23 $86,979 85.19%
Landscaping Services 23 $56,035 85.19%
Business Support Services 22 $53,231 81.48%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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