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 %
Israel	65	$76,341	46.43%
Portugal	55	$53,695	39.57%
El Salvador	53	$56,135	39.55%
Taiwan	52	$52,922	39.69%
Jamaica	50	$2,936,976	43.10%
Australia	46	$85,132	48.42%
Egypt	39	$72,509	44.83%
Nigeria	32	$60,596	38.55%
Uruguay	29	$73,628	35.37%
Nicaragua	28	$52,435	34.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Core Education Consulting Solutions Inc	17	$57,787	89.47%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc	17	$87,525	89.47%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc	17	$73,560	89.47%
Candotech Services Inc	17	$57,464	89.47%
Jcg Technologies Inc	17	$55,132	89.47%
Bobcad Cam Inc	17	$67,866	89.47%
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc	17	$86,876	89.47%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc	17	$113,144	89.47%
Mastech Digital Alliances Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company	17	$82,588	89.47%
Malwarebytes Inc	17	$103,174	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hitachi Rail Sts Usa Inc	2	$105,758	50.00%
Geek Alliance Llc	2	$24,586	50.00%
Maple Leaf Inn Suites	2	$21,466	50.00%
Expo Stone Corp	2	$53,789	50.00%
Soma Medical Center P A	2	$29,786	50.00%
Millennium Air Conditioning Inc	2	$73,341	50.00%
Benme Corp	2	$34,216	50.00%
Petars Restaurant Group Llc	2	$32,032	50.00%
Pascopinellas Hillsborough Comm Health Dba Ah Wes	2	$38,750	50.00%
Sweet Bun Tpa Llc	2	$31,013	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.