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 %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $36,920 33.33%
Tajikistan 1 $19,386 33.33%
Zambia 1 $38,750 33.33%
Iraq 1 $81,598 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $85,613 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 33.33%
Bhutan 1 $82,763 33.33%
Namibia 1 $27,539 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $59,925 50.00%
Sao Tome And Principe 1 $57,158 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Genpact Llc 85 $70,229 92.39%
Infisystems Llc 85 $54,410 92.39%
Ntt Data Services Llc 85 $98,893 92.39%
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida 84 $83,898 91.30%
The School District Of Palm Beach County 84 $42,698 91.30%
Florida Institute Of Technology 84 $56,811 92.31%
Interface Systems Inc 83 $50,386 91.21%
Deloitte Tax Llp 83 $55,931 91.21%
Hntb Corporation 83 $75,562 92.22%
Perficient Inc 83 $76,715 92.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newlink Communications Group Inc 6 $78,277 35.29%
Management Health Systems Inc Dba Medpro 6 $67,229 35.29%
Freedom Scientific 6 $60,889 35.29%
Memorial Hospital Flagler Inc 6 $49,222,933 35.29%
Avionica Inc 6 $90,716 35.29%
Everbank 6 $67,157 35.29%
Todo1 Services Inc 6 $69,437 35.29%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 6 $86,568 35.29%
New College Of Florida 6 $50,318 35.29%
Westchester Country Club 6 $51,421 35.29%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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