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 %
Kyra Solutions Inc Fka Kyra Infotech Inc 44 $75,598 88.00%
Ikon It Solutions Inc 44 $55,262 88.00%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 44 $71,699 88.00%
Office Depot Llc 44 $87,074 88.00%
Sapatla Software Inc 44 $77,554 88.00%
Dys Technologies Inc 44 $63,653 88.00%
Datis Hr Cloud Inc 44 $83,940 88.00%
Kyra Infotech Inc 44 $60,680 88.00%
Deloitte Services Lp 43 $82,151 86.00%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 43 $73,046 86.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H2ag Llc 2 $32,718 100.00%
Joel Guzman Harvesting 2 $16,234 100.00%
Butler Tree Farm Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Pedro Gc Inc 2 $30,722 100.00%
Big River Honey Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
3d Land And Farms 2 $30,264 100.00%
Terry Joe Baker Farms Llc 2 $24,742 100.00%
Aa Huapilla Produce Llc 2 $24,742 100.00%
Rr Harvesting Inc 2 $17,754 100.00%
Sod Wise Inc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Falconbridge Services Llc 4 $59,379 40.00%
Law Office Of Shayne Epstein 4 $47,112 40.00%
Upstream Downstream Specialized Services Inc 4 $127,182 40.00%
Triumph Marketing Solutions Llc 4 $128,669 40.00%
Fa Logistics International Corp 4 $52,791 40.00%
Accesso Services Llc 4 $105,706 40.00%
Ameri Property Management Inc 4 $112,908 40.00%
Venus Tires Inc 4 $36,483 40.00%
Wolfvic Lc 4 $53,045 40.00%
Psc Building Group Inc 4 $82,342 40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing 4 $61,589 100.00%
Utility System Construction 4 $63,196 100.00%
Framing Contractors 4 $58,630 100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 4 $91,848 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 4 $89,648 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 4 $62,702 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 4 $69,025 100.00%
Corrugated And Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing 3 $61,679 75.00%
Charter Bus Industry 3 $62,587 75.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 3 $63,426 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Insurance Funds 1 $87,922 50.00%

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