We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Florida Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
206,120 78.22% $70,701 H-1B
27,485 10.43% $1,033,090 PERM
27,279 10.35% $17,875 H-2A
2,625 1.00% $87,899 E-3 Australian

As of May 2022, Florida has seen a total of 263,509 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 206,120 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 78.22% of Florida's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 27,485 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.43% of Florida's total visas.

Top Occupations in Florida (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 40,312 $81,221 92.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 23,627 $67,866 93.14%
Computer Programmers 13,272 $57,117 90.08%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9,920 $65,057 93.63%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,426 $86,784 92.71%
Management Analysts 3,901 $61,148 91.70%
Financial Analysts 2,620 $63,866 86.10%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,320 $46,407 84.67%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,300 $71,848 96.23%
Database Administrators 2,180 $72,944 91.91%
Florida Employees Over Time
Florida has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 12,210 employees were hired. Florida peaked in 2022 with 24,173 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Florida From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 5,733 $3,761,358 59.40%
Venezuela 2,100 $58,129 49.54%
Brazil 1,988 $122,561 59.27%
Philippines 1,501 $768,427 73.01%
Colombia 699 $56,712 54.10%
Mexico 633 $288,604 59.77%
China 496 $2,212,208 51.72%
Canada 491 $626,586 54.13%
Argentina 411 $67,176 55.77%
Italy 391 $65,317 54.01%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,140 $61,697 99.42%
Infosys Limited 7,082 $66,736 99.41%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 6,745 $74,067 97.74%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,067 $67,218 99.55%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,727 $78,722 89.79%
University Of Florida 2,532 $64,589 90.01%
Capgemini America Inc 2,429 $77,332 96.81%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,413 $67,163 96.60%
Accenture Llp 1,615 $70,701 98.36%
Citibank Na 1,482 $95,764 93.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 72,170 $68,097 91.98%
Computer Systems Design Services 11,858 $72,346 92.58%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 9,067 $58,697 85.08%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 4,281 $82,574 93.47%
Engineering Services 4,096 $67,304 92.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,623 $69,177 90.46%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,553 $65,357 91.57%
Investment Banking And Securities Dealing 3,421 $83,140 94.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,201 $75,893 91.75%
Software Publishers 1,774 $83,948 89.91%

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 $70,701. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.

State Avg Wage