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 %
Validation Engineers 93 $69,183 85.32%
Judicial Law Clerks 93 $39,043 85.32%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 93 $48,036 86.11%
Clinical Research Coordinators 93 $83,177 86.11%
Speech-Language Pathologists 92 $60,365 87.62%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 92 $66,901 87.62%
Bioinformatics Scientists 87 $63,582 83.65%
Treasurers and Controllers 84 $98,972 82.35%
Hospitalists 82 $187,755 81.19%
Insurance Underwriters 81 $60,253 82.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Met Ii Hotel Llc 9 $53,112 90.00%
Medison Econet Corporation 9 $46,647 90.00%
Adex Medical Staffing Llc 9 $45,099 90.00%
Artech Information Systems Llc 9 $75,795 90.00%
Cm Cargo International Llc 9 $42,631 90.00%
Christian Dior Perfumes Llc 9 $42,945 90.00%
Cargo Management Group Inc 9 $45,390 90.00%
Caravan Serai Orlando Inc 9 $36,888 90.00%
1st Oriental Market Llc 9 $41,147 90.00%
The Sol Group Corporation 9 $64,309 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Countach Inc 1 $34,070 50.00%
Sonnedix Usa Services Limited 1 $157,227 50.00%
Everglades Lumber Bldg Supplies Llc 1 $95,202 50.00%
Cino International Inc 1 $51,646 50.00%
Pine Tree Farms Inc 1 $57,803 50.00%
So Cool Events Inc 1 $24,773 50.00%
Piramal Critical Care Inc 1 $128,752 50.00%
Genband 1 $81,266 50.00%
The Aslan Group Llc 1 $132,413 50.00%
Fabri Tech Screen Enclosures Inc 1 $60,819 50.00%

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