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 %
Database Administrators 2,013 $71,461 89.67%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,981 $120,158 89.48%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,964 $66,563 89.31%
Financial Analysts 1,952 $62,552 91.82%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,886 $70,969 95.74%
Mechanical Engineers 1,744 $67,864 88.66%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,552 $45,672 92.82%
Physical Therapists 1,409 $63,910 89.57%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,362 $133,039 86.92%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,354 $68,233 93.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 257 $70,104 75.81%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 244 $10,858,960 74.39%
General and Operations Managers 237 $102,543 89.10%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 220 $32,009 118.28%
Financial Managers 214 $110,216 118.23%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 209 $1,296,048 116.11%
Financial Analysts 206 $771,017 117.05%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 185 $37,633 106.94%
Operations Research Analysts 170 $58,985 98.84%
Mechanical Engineers 162 $74,231 95.29%
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 %
India 4,052 $5,283,823 46.64%
Venezuela 1,383 $60,258 39.62%
Brazil 1,233 $167,832 41.73%
Philippines 1,076 $1,048,972 53.77%
Colombia 585 $50,894 38.69%
Mexico 396 $429,827 44.39%
China 374 $2,910,334 42.50%
Canada 369 $805,757 46.07%
Argentina 303 $70,205 44.43%
Italy 258 $66,329 43.51%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 1,446 $72,934 91.98%
Wipro Limited 1,436 $64,446 98.22%
System Soft Technologies Llc 1,084 $63,029 85.02%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,009 $61,897 82.84%
University Of Miami 939 $63,532 90.90%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 838 $98,142 85.51%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 806 $70,614 87.99%
University Of South Florida 743 $60,835 84.82%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 716 $73,757 89.61%
Deloitte Touche Llp 674 $63,305 87.99%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Armellini Express Lines Inc 65 $36,839 30.37%
Florida Atlantic University 60 $52,224 28.30%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc 57 $105,707 27.67%
Iblesoft Inc 54 $81,882 27.27%
Finishing Touches Distribution Inc 54 $18,429 27.98%
Citigroup Technology Inc 52 $98,706 29.71%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 51 $85,106 29.31%
Innovative Scheduling Llc 49 $56,185 29.34%
Naztec International Group Llc 49 $98,093 30.06%
Csx Transportation Inc 45 $72,816 28.30%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,006 $24,172 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 511 $25,462 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 504 $24,297 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 369 $26,171 100.00%
Apiculture 135 $24,774 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 132 $22,745 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 102 $25,590 100.00%
Orange Groves 74 $22,764 100.00%
Crop Production 70 $26,201 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 67 $26,827 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,700 $140,778 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,124 $380,416 37.83%
Full Service Restaurants 855 $32,692 50.44%
Management Consulting Services 740 $72,718 54.45%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 590 $1,112,448 52.49%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 500 $82,598 58.48%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 447 $19,302 55.05%
Employment Placement Agencies 384 $24,967 51.61%
Offices Of Lawyers 374 $60,898 50.54%
Other Computer Related Services 341 $78,121 52.14%

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