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 %
Cuba 3 $30,063 60.00%
Slovenia 2 $54,918 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $53,498 40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $83,700 40.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $41,767 40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 40.00%
Grenada 2 $51,033 40.00%
Benin 2 $72,653 40.00%
Montenegro 2 $34,952 40.00%
Algeria 2 $49,816 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bi1 Solutions Inc 57 $53,301 87.69%
Palvai Global Services Inc 57 $46,886 87.69%
Ness Usa Inc 56 $69,514 87.50%
Bdo Usa Llp 56 $57,270 87.50%
Campus Management Corporation 56 $73,159 87.50%
M3bi Llc 56 $86,581 87.50%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Inc 56 $87,774 87.50%
Diaspark Inc 56 $57,945 87.50%
Newgen Software Inc 55 $67,548 87.30%
Amadeus North America Inc 55 $88,449 87.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Latam Airlines Group Sa 5 $48,759 41.67%
Sree Systems Llc 5 $85,488 41.67%
Florida Crystals Corporation 5 $111,946 41.67%
Isf 5 $84,132 41.67%
Emival Corporation 5 $39,133 41.67%
La Comunidad Corporation 5 $91,083 41.67%
Sanrose Information Services Inc 5 $80,088 41.67%
Epic Consultants Inc 5 $63,590 41.67%
Codinter Inc 5 $45,390 41.67%
Centro De Negocios Y Servicios Hispanos 5 $75,130 41.67%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Retailers 1 $32,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Mining 1 $42,952 100.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $37,107 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 1 $50,336 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $22,214 100.00%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $38,106 100.00%
Performing Arts Companies 1 $47,112 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 1 $73,882 100.00%
Custom Roll Forming 1 $98,550 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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