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 %
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 158 $74,766 84.95%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 157 $67,403 85.79%
Natural Sciences Managers 157 $84,818 86.26%
Economists 153 $74,795 85.96%
Compliance Officers 153 $56,344 86.93%
Industrial Production Managers 151 $91,764 85.80%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 150 $36,981 87.21%
Training and Development Specialists 145 $47,148 85.80%
Rehabilitation Counselors 141 $26,922 84.43%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 141 $67,339 84.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 35 $47,794 74.47%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 34 $74,264 72.34%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 34 $26,253 72.34%
Customer Service Representatives 34 $33,190 72.34%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 32 $50,137 71.11%
Construction Laborers 32 $26,913 71.11%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $51,698 71.11%
Aerospace Engineers 31 $86,536 68.89%
Bakers 31 $29,184 70.45%
Biomedical Engineers 30 $69,437 68.18%
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 %
Fisher Asset Management Llc 10 $124,128 90.91%
Florida Cancer Specialists Pl 10 $243,318 90.91%
Red Hat Inc 10 $109,813 90.91%
Adp Llc 10 $83,108 90.91%
Js Pharmacy Llc 10 $88,936 90.91%
Orion Marine Construction Inc 10 $63,929 90.91%
Interpro Inc 10 $69,863 90.91%
Citadel Information Services Inc 10 $67,034 90.91%
Tekstrom Inc 10 $70,930 90.91%
Aptude Inc 10 $81,608 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gse Holdings Inc 1 $49,483 33.33%
Boueri Engineers Inc 1 $97,968 33.33%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 1 $63,881 33.33%
Sinotech Na Llc 1 $102,794 33.33%
M And H Brett Corporation 1 $102,794 33.33%
Miami Dents Inc 1 $58,802 33.33%
Kmt Waterjet Systems 1 $102,523 33.33%
Madeline E Babcock 1 $17,181 33.33%
Florida Emergency Physicians 1 $121,534 33.33%
Cinco Telecom Corp 1 $35,422 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Optometrists 53 $77,683 86.89%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 53 $62,368 86.89%
Beauty Salons 52 $54,747 86.67%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 52 $64,077 86.67%
Marine Cargo Handling 52 $74,643 88.14%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors 52 $62,649 88.14%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 52 $66,039 88.14%
Boat Building 52 $73,219 88.14%
Food Service Contractors 51 $66,173 87.93%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 51 $48,619 87.93%
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 $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