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 %
Guatemala	20	$57,849	40.00%
Lebanon	20	$86,707	41.67%
Bulgaria	19	$52,266	40.43%
Ireland	19	$72,004	42.22%
Thailand	19	$45,205	43.18%
Panama	19	$82,102	43.18%
Greece	19	$69,524	44.19%
Sweden	18	$79,621	42.86%
Haiti	18	$6,321,189	42.86%
Costa Rica	17	$72,656	40.48%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Amzur Technologies Inc	244	$59,716	90.71%
Citigroup Technology Inc	241	$89,749	90.26%
Pnr Software Solutions Corporation	232	$52,626	87.88%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	232	$69,464	88.89%
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation	223	$88,320	86.10%
Amgen Inc	220	$84,739	86.61%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc	220	$81,527	87.30%
Softvision Llc	219	$79,425	87.60%
Microsoft Corporation	218	$79,229	89.34%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	215	$80,998	88.84%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bernell Rhone	17	$22,173	36.96%
Chep Usa	17	$87,681	36.96%
Global Tpa Llc	16	$63,406	35.56%
The Univision Network Limited Partnership	16	$95,568	35.56%
New York New York Pizza Llc	16	$21,674	35.56%
The University Of Tampa	16	$49,077	36.36%
Kyra Solutions Inc	16	$90,199	36.36%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc	16	$95,116	36.36%
Solar Energy Company Llc Dba Sec Florida Llc	16	$33,758	37.21%
Akamai Technologies Inc	15	$94,142	34.88%

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.