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 %
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc 72 $97,507 90.00%
Valuelabs Inc 72 $75,720 90.00%
Black Veatch Corporation 71 $84,072 89.87%
Techie Associates Llc 71 $91,720 89.87%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 71 $57,979 89.87%
Ncl Bahamas Ltd 71 $90,766 89.87%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 70 $72,636 88.61%
Barry University 70 $41,114 89.74%
Tekinvaderz Llc 70 $78,918 89.74%
Wabtec Us Rail Inc 70 $93,735 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simple Life Farms Llc 3 $29,085 100.00%
Nestor Morales 3 $20,417 100.00%
Flores Sons Llc 3 $27,144 100.00%
Amigo Harvesting Inc 3 $19,438 100.00%
Anzualda Harvesting Inc Petition 1 3 $28,780 100.00%
Bronson Blooming Collection Inc 3 $27,144 100.00%
Aaa Faria Llc 3 $26,964 100.00%
Benjamin M Ramirez Harvesting Inc 3 $22,897 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 6 3 $29,439 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc 2 3 $28,475 100.00%

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