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 %
Turkmenistan 8 $29,094 44.44%
Ghana 7 $60,027 41.18%
New Zealand 7 $73,586 41.18%
Paraguay 7 $104,615 43.75%
Saudi Arabia 7 $60,581 43.75%
Kazakhstan 7 $43,796 46.67%
Singapore 6 $79,040 40.00%
Lithuania 6 $65,720 42.86%
Denmark 6 $65,609 42.86%
Barbados 6 $78,627 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newt Global Consulting Llc 35 $69,864 89.74%
Ceva Logistics Us Inc 35 $80,897 89.74%
Indus Group Inc 35 $75,198 89.74%
Farelogix Inc 35 $69,693 89.74%
Mythri Consulting Llc 35 $73,443 89.74%
Ntt Data Inc Formerly Keane Inc 35 $67,451 89.74%
Johnson Controls Inc 35 $89,397 89.74%
Crystal Clear Eye Associates Of Florida Pa 35 $68,550 92.11%
Telefonica Usa Inc 35 $79,264 92.11%
Brunswick Corporation 34 $76,648 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orion Marine Construction Inc 3 $74,284 42.86%
Masimo Americas Inc 3 $103,362 42.86%
Recomendo Em Usa 3 $35,811 42.86%
Mcnamara Salvia Inc 3 $70,650 42.86%
Erick Magno Pl 3 $57,512 42.86%
Trellance Inc 3 $96,595 42.86%
Catalina Marketing Corporation 3 $75,462 42.86%
Jm Motorsports Llc 3 $40,713 42.86%
Bny Mellon Government Securities Services Corp 3 $112,174 42.86%
Onyx Protective Group Inc 3 $50,419 42.86%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 22 $71,803 81.48%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 22 $73,152 81.48%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 22 $82,085 81.48%
Junior Colleges 22 $63,576 84.62%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 22 $91,747 84.62%
Professional Organizations 22 $59,739 84.62%
Dental Laboratories 22 $63,296 84.62%
Media Buying Agencies 22 $83,180 84.62%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 22 $96,497 84.62%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 22 $74,422 84.62%
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