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
218,102 87.39% $72,918 H-1B
23,967 9.60% $1,173,985 PERM
4,546 1.82% $26,850 H-2A
2,946 1.18% $94,083 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Florida has seen a total of 249,561 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 218,102 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.39% of Florida's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 23,967 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.60% of Florida's total visas.

Top Occupations in Florida (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 36,698 $78,926 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 24,722 $67,362 92.67%
Computer Programmers 14,309 $57,154 89.41%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,833 $64,112 93.65%
Management Analysts 4,844 $61,889 91.02%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,545 $83,364 91.47%
Accountants and Auditors 2,905 $55,448 90.39%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,624 $47,224 83.75%
Civil Engineers 2,620 $65,886 88.72%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,381 $124,907 92.90%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,624 $5,193,425 79.27%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,053 $243,451 58.96%
Computer Systems Analysts 866 $2,062,633 49.83%
Computer Occupations, All Other 524 $74,671 87.48%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 415 $19,312 72.05%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 414 $47,374 81.50%
Accountants and Auditors 380 $63,534 76.61%
Marketing Managers 376 $96,963 76.58%
Software Developers, Systems Software 322 $561,445 73.85%
Management Analysts 306 $68,335 76.69%
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 2,820 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,442 $4,828,874 46.59%
Venezuela 1,578 $58,794 40.66%
Brazil 1,437 $150,395 40.74%
Philippines 1,393 $816,849 51.42%
Colombia 849 $45,559 44.24%
Mexico 441 $392,363 44.01%
Canada 421 $715,591 42.44%
China 409 $2,666,782 45.24%
Argentina 366 $67,747 44.36%
Italy 284 $98,948 42.64%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cubexit Inc 36 $83,316 90.00%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 36 $81,701 90.00%
Denken Solutions Inc 36 $86,089 90.00%
Florida Institute For Human And Machine Cognition 36 $60,541 90.00%
Lynn University 36 $50,425 90.00%
Imbuesys Inc 36 $56,418 90.00%
Nithin Inc 36 $71,908 90.00%
Intl Fcstone Inc 36 $71,202 90.00%
Info Tech Inc 36 $58,513 90.00%
World Fuel Services Inc 36 $86,031 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eb Harvesting Llc Fl 2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Triple S Harvesting Quotllcquot 1 $21,041 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Flatwoods Harvesting 1 $18,886 100.00%
Vch Management Inc Fl 2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 72 1 $29,806 100.00%
Jose De Jesus Torres 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc D2 1 $29,806 100.00%
Alonso Farms Inc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 64 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Comsys Services Llc 3 $54,330 37.50%
Growers Equipment Company 3 $58,025 37.50%
Red Ginger Inc 3 $29,307 37.50%
Siemens Enterprise Communications Inc 3 $95,340 37.50%
Oxbow Carbon Llc 3 $72,266 37.50%
International Register Of Shipping 3 $56,805 37.50%
Mcci Group Holdings Llc 3 $60,847 37.50%
Paramount Depot Llc 3 $59,745 37.50%
Webber International University 3 $40,194 37.50%
Woolpert Inc 3 $57,159 37.50%

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 $72,918. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage