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 %
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 %
Comprehab Inc 29 $62,677 90.63%
Delasoft Inc 29 $66,016 90.63%
Ashley Furniture Industries Llc 29 $83,925 90.63%
Florida Hospital Heartland Division 29 $68,925 90.63%
Bulltick Financial Services Llc 29 $82,595 90.63%
Dell Marketing Lp 29 $85,318 90.63%
Plasma Therm Llc 29 $76,844 90.63%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 29 $66,104 90.63%
Goldman Sachs Co 29 $68,514 90.63%
Epam Systems Inc 29 $77,430 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geddam Solutions And Services Inc 3 $95,673 50.00%
Midas Investments Llc 3 $59,384 50.00%
Armandeus Corporation 3 $60,805 50.00%
Yjs Corporation 3 $33,239 50.00%
Mwh Americas Inc 3 $72,054 50.00%
Beam4d Enterprises Llc 3 $59,911 50.00%
Uniters North America Llc 3 $154,156 50.00%
Stambul Llc 3 $50,343 50.00%
Yash Creations Inc 3 $70,554 50.00%
Bocavox Llc 3 $61,110 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Business Support Services 5 $92,359 83.33%
Spectator Sports 5 $42,681 83.33%
Packaging And Labeling Services 5 $66,294 83.33%
Locksmiths 4 $53,560 66.67%
Coastal And Great Lakes Freight Transportation 4 $63,565 66.67%
Pulp Mills 4 $52,842 66.67%
Nature Parks And Other Similar Institutions 4 $54,922 66.67%
Personal Care Services 4 $62,005 66.67%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 4 $101,889 66.67%
Tire Manufacturing 4 $69,025 66.67%
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