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 %
Purchasing Managers 141 $87,712 87.04%
Actuaries 137 $83,736 90.13%
Physicists 132 $68,461 89.80%
Transportation Engineers 132 $71,670 90.41%
Lodging Managers 130 $56,757 90.28%
Microbiologists 128 $48,440 88.89%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 125 $90,238 88.03%
Personal Financial Advisors 124 $88,604 87.32%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 123 $52,702 86.62%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 122 $49,643 86.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 30 $69,437 69.77%
Managers, All Other 29 $97,759 67.44%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 29 $38,637 67.44%
Survey Researchers 28 $32,051 65.12%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 28 $82,205 66.67%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 28 $39,743 70.00%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 28 $48,967 70.00%
Dentists, General 27 $99,263 67.50%
Administrative Services Managers 27 $73,771 69.23%
Personal Care Aides 27 $23,254 71.05%
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 %
Eateam Inc 92 $60,699 92.00%
Adventist Health System Sunbelt 92 $88,868 92.00%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 92 $87,809 92.00%
Csc Covansys Corporation 92 $63,370 92.93%
Protocol Infotech Inc 91 $57,468 91.92%
Acclaris Inc 91 $71,441 92.86%
Qorvo Us Inc 90 $90,807 91.84%
Cyberthink Inc 90 $63,704 91.84%
Hdr Engineering Inc 88 $67,516 89.80%
Hntb Corporation 88 $76,375 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation 5 $25,551 100.00%
Crum Properties Iii Llc 5 $25,988 100.00%
Global Bee Usa Llc 5 $25,892 100.00%
Jv Harvesting Inc 5 $25,696 100.00%
Araona Labor Logistics Llc 5 $40,464 100.00%
William H Perry Jr 5 $27,893 100.00%
Gm Harvesting Inc 5 $23,439 100.00%
Lester Donley Sons Harvesting Inc 4 $19,071 100.00%
Foti Bees 4 $28,038 100.00%
Meadowbrook Acres Of South Central Florida 4 $27,867 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenberg Dental Orthodontics Pa 7 $122,735 36.84%
Ge Energy Management Services Llc 7 $86,180 36.84%
Deloitte Services Lp 7 $79,648 36.84%
Biomet 3i Llc 7 $82,716 36.84%
Advent Software 7 $70,078 36.84%
Andbanc Wealth Management Llc 7 $121,490 36.84%
Promise Land Insurance Agency Inc 7 $52,764 36.84%
Catalina Marketing Technology Solutions 7 $75,641 36.84%
Digital Gaming Corp 7 $75,046 36.84%
Team Work Horseman Group Corp 7 $29,322 38.89%

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