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 %
Finland 10 $89,783 43.48%
Mongolia 10 $80,055 43.48%
Belarus 10 $68,374 45.45%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Morocco 9 $60,109 42.86%
Belize 9 $67,327 42.86%
Czech Republic 9 $65,896 47.37%
Kenya 9 $16,108,461 50.00%
Syria 8 $90,653 44.44%
Indonesia 8 $35,171 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emtec Application Services Inc 11 $81,578 91.67%
Img Systems Inc 11 $79,093 91.67%
Siemens Industry Inc 11 $91,338 91.67%
Net Orbit Inc 11 $82,445 91.67%
The Talbots Inc 11 $82,476 91.67%
Cigna Evernorth Services Inc 11 $111,443 91.67%
Dun Bradstreet Inc 11 $113,755 91.67%
Ocala Lung And Critical Care Associates Inc 11 $188,368 91.67%
Sound Physicians Of Florida Iv Llc 11 $176,123 91.67%
Princeton Information Ltd 11 $89,245 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peysaf Worthalter Md Pa 1 $40,539 33.33%
Jordan Castellon Ricardo Pl 1 $50,336 33.33%
Heartland Pediatric Associates Pa 1 $71,323 33.33%
Smith Hanley Consulting Group 1 $46,571 33.33%
Vsa International Inc 1 $64,626 33.33%
Florida Atlantic Orthopedics 1 $64,896 33.33%
Sequa Corporation 1 $111,987 33.33%
Rescue The Perishing Ministries Usa 1 $18,470 33.33%
Locatel Stores Operations Llc 1 $43,930 33.33%
Santa Barbara Airlines 1 $69,347 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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