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 %
Romania	27	$63,890	34.18%
Bolivia	26	$56,725	35.14%
Trinidad And Tobago	24	$62,333	34.29%
Japan	24	$59,368	39.34%
Ethiopia	23	$83,537	39.66%
Jordan	23	$75,976	41.82%
Poland	23	$74,533	42.59%
Netherlands	22	$84,968	41.51%
Hungary	21	$56,547	41.18%
Albania	20	$33,442	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hcl America Inc	1,446	$72,934	91.98%
Wipro Limited	1,436	$64,446	98.22%
System Soft Technologies Llc	1,084	$63,029	85.02%
Ibm India Private Limited	1,009	$61,897	82.84%
University Of Miami	939	$63,532	90.90%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	838	$98,142	85.51%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	806	$70,614	87.99%
University Of South Florida	743	$60,835	84.82%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd	716	$73,757	89.61%
Deloitte Touche Llp	674	$63,305	87.99%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Armellini Express Lines Inc	65	$36,839	30.37%
Florida Atlantic University	60	$52,224	28.30%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc	57	$105,707	27.67%
Iblesoft Inc	54	$81,882	27.27%
Finishing Touches Distribution Inc	54	$18,429	27.98%
Citigroup Technology Inc	52	$98,706	29.71%
Cvs Rx Services Inc	51	$85,106	29.31%
Innovative Scheduling Llc	49	$56,185	29.34%
Naztec International Group Llc	49	$98,093	30.06%
Csx Transportation Inc	45	$72,816	28.30%

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.