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 %
It Echelon Corporation 31 $63,824 88.57%
Mpg Operations Llc 31 $91,412 88.57%
Verifone Inc 31 $85,349 91.18%
It Resources Inc 31 $73,240 91.18%
Kyra Solutions Inc 31 $92,922 91.18%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 31 $71,396 91.18%
Anjus Llc 31 $76,377 91.18%
Dpr Construction A General Partnership 31 $72,082 91.18%
Restaurant Brands International Us Services Llc 31 $120,876 91.18%
Vsion Technologies Inc 31 $90,448 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gomez Tennis Academy 3 $41,857 42.86%
Bramstones Group Corp 3 $33,134 42.86%
Grey Oaks Country Club 3 $31,096 42.86%
Frank R Sariol Pllc 3 $38,230 42.86%
The Slab Depot Granite Marble Llc 3 $33,467 42.86%
Ferrara Group Ii Llc 3 $42,072 42.86%
Suga Llc 3 $77,535 50.00%
Sacyr Construction Usa Llc 3 $94,494 50.00%
Bobcad Cam Inc 3 $75,774 50.00%
Sunny 365 Management Llc 3 $54,066 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing 1 $151,694 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1 $63,315 100.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $48,922 100.00%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 1 $70,429 100.00%
Paper Mills 1 $88,774 100.00%
Inland Water Freight Transportation 1 $137,322 100.00%
Department Stores 1 $62,920 100.00%
Other Marine Fishing 1 $38,480 100.00%
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