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 %
Beckman Coulter Inc 83 $80,418 91.21%
Astir It Solutions Inc 83 $60,380 92.22%
Interface Systems Inc 83 $50,386 92.22%
Bell Systems Inc 83 $59,841 92.22%
Global Information Services Inc 82 $71,765 91.11%
Arcus Technologies 82 $68,984 91.11%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 82 $90,994 92.13%
Naztecreg International Group Llc 82 $62,746 92.13%
Auritas Llc 82 $69,507 92.13%
Itrace Foundation Inc 81 $56,071 92.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Francisco Orozco 4 $22,825 100.00%
Derringer Trucking Harvesting Llc 4 $24,549 100.00%
D A Grower 4 $30,264 100.00%
Juan Maldonado 4 $15,276 100.00%
Triple M Fruit Company Inc 4 $23,737 100.00%
Dramm Apiaries Llc 4 $28,626 100.00%
Ao Harvesting Llc 4 $27,503 100.00%
Sunny South Packing Company 4 $22,377 100.00%
Dj Apiary Inc 4 $26,640 100.00%
Moises Olguin 4 $19,008 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newlink Communications Group Inc 6 $78,277 35.29%
Management Health Systems Inc Dba Medpro 6 $67,229 35.29%
Pangold Llc 6 $52,361 35.29%
Mapei Corporation 6 $107,061 35.29%
Xcenda 6 $68,931 35.29%
Carr Riggs Ingram Llc 6 $58,150 35.29%
Redbridge Reinsurance Managers Llc 6 $84,590 35.29%
Sushi House Of Jax Llc 6 $28,988 35.29%
Americaribe Inc 6 $102,950 35.29%
Columbus Networks Usa Inc 6 $105,580 37.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $73,050 100.00%
Libraries And Archives 1 $54,517 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $89,440 100.00%
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops 1 $130,978 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing 1 $43,909 100.00%
Business And Secretarial Schools 1 $128,690 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $45,968 100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 1 $61,214 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 1 $72,259 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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