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 %
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 %
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 46 $70,879 86.79%
Shands Teaching Hospital And Clinics Inc 46 $63,581 88.46%
Sriven Systems Inc 46 $59,520 88.46%
Vuram Inc 46 $74,323 88.46%
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institute Inc 46 $59,255 88.46%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 46 $74,128 88.46%
Ipolarity Llc 46 $68,297 88.46%
Google Llc 46 $90,198 88.46%
Ukg Inc 46 $114,304 88.46%
Chen Neighborhood Medical Centers Of South Florida Llc 46 $150,410 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Symantec Corporation 4 $63,731 40.00%
Baterbys Llc 4 $66,253 40.00%
Blue Water Shipping Us Inc 4 $47,943 40.00%
Tradepro Inc 4 $80,392 40.00%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates 4 $115,778 40.00%
Thales E Security Inc 4 $83,621 40.00%
Bcc Engineering Llc 4 $58,084 40.00%
Cbre Inc 4 $56,254 40.00%
Worldwide Cosmetics Inc 4 $56,415 40.00%
Emt Contractors Corp 4 $44,465 40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Retailers 1 $32,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Mining 1 $42,952 100.00%
Sewage Treatment Facilities 1 $37,107 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 1 $50,336 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $22,214 100.00%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $38,106 100.00%
Performing Arts Companies 1 $47,112 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 1 $73,882 100.00%
Custom Roll Forming 1 $98,550 100.00%
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