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 %
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 50.00%
Palestine 2 $64,189 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $112,289 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $138,092 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 25.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hsk Technologies Inc 34 $57,064 89.47%
Comtek Global Inc 34 $66,640 89.47%
Baycare Medical Group 34 $183,915 89.47%
American Unit Inc 34 $70,308 89.47%
Aureus Techsystems Llc 34 $59,822 89.47%
Erp Cloud Technologies Llc 34 $72,879 89.47%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc 34 $92,511 89.47%
Alstom Signaling Operation Llc 34 $90,268 89.47%
Lorven Applications Inc 34 $61,015 89.47%
Bamia 2 Llc 34 $80,336 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sunergon Oil Gas Mining Group Inc 3 $132,891 42.86%
Brightview Landscape Services Inc 3 $20,842 42.86%
Os Management Inc 3 $124,509 42.86%
The Energy Authority Inc 3 $54,461 42.86%
Championship Dance Inc Dba Magic Dance Club 3 $47,694 42.86%
Inversiones Tlr 2014 Corp 3 $62,705 42.86%
Pmmastro Inc 3 $63,794 42.86%
Fa Logistics International Corporation 3 $72,232 42.86%
Breton Usa Customer Service Corp 3 $111,786 42.86%
Spotify Usa Inc 3 $130,319 42.86%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $120,453 100.00%
Building Equipment Contractors 1 $43,014 100.00%
Space Research And Technology 1 $109,158 100.00%
Dairy Product Manufacturing 1 $42,952 100.00%
Metal Valve Manufacturing 1 $55,910 100.00%
Zoos And Botanical Gardens 1 $45,323 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 1 $47,611 100.00%
Potato Farming 1 $53,394 100.00%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing 1 $42,952 100.00%
Sand Gravel Clay And Ceramic And Refractory Minerals Mining And Quarrying 1 $104,830 100.00%
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