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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 18 $24,506 60.00%
Art Directors 17 $112,192 56.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 17 $54,140 56.67%
Interpreters and Translators 17 $32,399 56.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 17 $57,191 56.67%
Insurance Underwriters 17 $63,682 56.67%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $55,029 56.67%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 17 $76,800 58.62%
Pediatricians, General 16 $113,599 55.17%
Pharmacists 16 $92,381 55.17%
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 %
Saliwanchik Lloyd And Eisenschenk Pa 9 $80,686 90.00%
Independent Living Systems Llc 9 $68,173 90.00%
Propel Engineering Inc 9 $60,003 90.00%
Dws Investment Distributors Inc 9 $48,311 90.00%
Global Systems Llc 9 $56,541 90.00%
Ingram Micro Inc 9 $69,856 90.00%
Medicap Laboratories Llc 9 $53,539 90.00%
Republic Metals Corporation 9 $57,468 90.00%
Pbaco Holding Llc 9 $71,418 90.00%
Mgp Motor Holdings Llc 9 $59,812 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mediabuy Usa Inc 1 $166,650 50.00%
Fintech 1 $60,700 50.00%
Interglobal Miami Llc 1 $96,158 50.00%
Florida Engineering And Design Inc 1 $72,675 50.00%
Camouflage Electric Inc 1 $39,250 50.00%
Ready Window Sales Service Corp 1 $95,202 50.00%
Sofilink Continental Inc 1 $46,384 50.00%
Dlb Group Llc 1 $56,410 50.00%
Linda S Lubitz Cfp Pa 1 $84,240 50.00%
Yun Maintenance Service Inc 1 $20,093 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