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%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 28 $82,205 65.12%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 28 $39,743 66.67%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 28 $48,967 70.00%
Survey Researchers 28 $32,051 70.00%
Personal Care Aides 27 $23,254 67.50%
Dentists, General 27 $99,263 69.23%
Administrative Services Managers 27 $73,771 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 %
Exactech Inc 49 $64,604 90.74%
Arcadis Us Inc 49 $67,830 90.74%
Baycare Health System Inc 49 $75,526 90.74%
Scioinspire Corporation 49 $65,031 90.74%
Mastec Services Company Inc 49 $85,427 90.74%
Emc Corporation 49 $96,165 90.74%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc 49 $88,168 90.74%
Security Iris Inc 49 $70,204 90.74%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc 49 $99,740 90.74%
Impetus Technologies Inc 49 $93,163 90.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Honey Land Farms Ii Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Fidel Barajas 2 $21,293 100.00%
East Bay Landscaping Irrigation 2 $27,810 100.00%
Jose M Ibarra Harvesting 2 $17,821 100.00%
Sundance Growers Inc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Migo Harvest Inc 2 $30,722 100.00%
H2a Workforce Consulting Llc 2 $26,738 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 1 2 $28,267 100.00%
Rodney Hurd Apiaries 2 $35,360 100.00%
Nv Produce Inc 2 $25,470 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quirch Foods 4 $56,082 40.00%
Hokkaido Hibachi Sushi Llc 4 $25,772 40.00%
Business Information Technology Solutionscom Inc 4 $89,092 40.00%
Infinite Energy Inc 4 $74,547 40.00%
Discovery Latin America Llc 4 $79,321 40.00%
Collage Investments Llc 4 $62,587 40.00%
Fusion Media Network Llc 4 $99,263 40.00%
Ocme America Corporation 4 $96,913 40.00%
Resma Llc 4 $41,886 40.00%
Banesco International Corp 4 $95,150 40.00%

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