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 %
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 68 $87,859 89.47%
Cyber Chasse Inc 68 $64,739 89.47%
Darden Corporation 67 $100,946 88.16%
Biomet 3i Llc 67 $74,244 88.16%
Sumtotal Systems Llc 67 $65,645 89.33%
Anjaneyap Inc 67 $63,375 89.33%
Intone Networks Inc 66 $71,346 88.00%
Photon Infotech Inc 66 $74,267 88.00%
First Tek Inc 66 $60,378 88.00%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 65 $87,533 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Treasure Coast Farms One Inc Petition 2 3 $28,780 100.00%
D And K Harvesting Inc 3 $21,515 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 1 3 $28,551 100.00%
Carolina Agriculture Llc 3 $24,870 100.00%
United States Sugar Corporation 3 $24,613 100.00%
Alx Harvesting Llc 3 $25,099 100.00%
Hays Harvesting Inc Petition 5 3 $28,780 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 3 $29,931 100.00%
Eam Harvesting Llc 1 3 $31,075 100.00%
Ye Ole Davis Farms Inc 3 $27,220 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arcadia Medical Associates 5 $152,368 35.71%
Sapient Corporation 5 $53,851 35.71%
Apurva Tech Inc 5 $62,953 35.71%
Pario Solutions 5 $78,645 35.71%
Arquitectonica International Corporation 5 $55,515 35.71%
Saveologycom 5 $56,576 35.71%
Inca Investments Llc 5 $70,225 35.71%
Odebrecht Construction Inc 5 $77,031 35.71%
Richemont Latin America Caribbean Llc 5 $62,038 35.71%
Bluenet Technologies Inc 5 $82,593 35.71%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orange Groves 2 $34,913 66.67%
Apparel Knitting Mills 2 $53,799 66.67%
Cemeteries And Crematories 2 $91,260 66.67%
Machine Tool Manufacturing 2 $56,087 66.67%
Pottery Ceramics And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing 2 $101,785 66.67%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 2 $118,186 66.67%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 2 $68,567 66.67%
Marinas 2 $47,507 66.67%
Timber Tract Operations 2 $106,777 100.00%
Commercial Industrial And Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing 2 $66,955 100.00%
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