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 %
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 %
Scribe Opco Inc 36 $87,967 87.80%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 36 $81,701 87.80%
Florida Institute For Human And Machine Cognition 36 $60,541 87.80%
Ga Telesis Llc 36 $50,647 87.80%
Intl Fcstone Inc 36 $71,202 90.00%
Imbuesys Inc 36 $56,418 90.00%
Masonite Corporation 36 $86,485 90.00%
Ultramatics Inc 36 $69,041 90.00%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 36 $66,257 90.00%
Passur Aerospace Inc 36 $84,706 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Design Solutions Unlimited Inc 3 $40,581 37.50%
Vcma Corp 3 $30,812 37.50%
Exel Inc 3 $119,849 37.50%
Scribe Opco Inc 3 $132,468 37.50%
Ashcomm Llc 3 $106,947 37.50%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 3 $104,076 37.50%
Cognitus Consulting Llc 3 $95,215 37.50%
Sap Labs Llc 3 $124,004 37.50%
Kipu Systems Llc 3 $134,042 37.50%
Casa Tua Cucina Associates Llc 3 $80,066 37.50%

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