State comparison

Florida vs Washington

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

Summary

Florida and Washington differ notably in H-1B sponsorship volume. Washington leads with 407,237 total H-1B filings, while Florida has filed 294,620 petitions. This gap reflects Washington's concentration of technology and software companies, particularly in the Seattle metro area, alongside a strong aerospace and engineering sector. Florida's H-1B activity spans diverse industries including hospitality, healthcare, finance, and technology, distributed across Miami, Tampa, and Orlando.

Washington's higher filing count positions it among the top H-1B states nationally, driven by major tech employers and their demand for specialized roles. Florida ranks as a significant H-1B market in its own right, with filings concentrated in business services, IT, and professional occupations. Both states show sustained H-1B sponsorship as part of their labor market dynamics, though Washington's tech-centric economy generates notably higher petition volumes.

Florida vs Washington H-1B
H-1B filings by state comparison
Washington state H-1B sponsorship
Florida H-1B petitions

State A

Florida

FLRank #9

State B

Washington

WARank #6

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

Metric	Florida	Washington
Total filings	294,620	407,237▲
National share %	3.16%	4.36%▲
Rank nationally	#9	#6▲
Top sponsor	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	Microsoft Corporation
Top sponsor share	3.5%	20.6%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Florida

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	15,130
FY2011	15,230
FY2012	16,370
FY2013	15,285
FY2014	17,644
FY2015	20,402
FY2016	20,850
FY2017	21,815
FY2018	23,174
FY2019	2,725
FY2020	17,210
FY2021	24,009
FY2022	19,623
FY2023	20,526
FY2024	17,975
FY2025	20,089
FY2026	6,563

Washington

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	11,235
FY2011	11,359
FY2012	13,218
FY2013	15,493
FY2014	17,921
FY2015	21,665
FY2016	23,151
FY2017	25,476
FY2018	26,842
FY2019	4,453
FY2020	32,427
FY2021	44,510
FY2022	38,067
FY2023	37,614
FY2024	34,089
FY2025	36,307
FY2026	13,410

Top 5 sponsors — Florida

1TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,8803.5%
2INFOSYS LIMITED5,8803.5%
3Deloitte Consulting LLP5,2693.1%
4UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA3,2291.9%
5COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP3,0891.8%

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Florida

115-1252Software Developers78,228
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts26,434
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other19,674
415-1251Computer Programmers11,846
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers10,561

Top 5 occupations — Washington

115-1252Software Developers175,532
215-1299Computer Occupations, All Other32,568
315-2051Data Scientists24,866
415-1211Computer Systems Analysts20,133
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers19,807

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