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 %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 44 $35,768 81.48%
Editors 44 $45,629 83.02%
Clergy 43 $43,749 82.69%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 42 $43,076 84.00%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 42 $61,761 84.00%
Animal Scientists 41 $46,874 82.00%
Anesthesiologists 40 $120,263 81.63%
Hydrologists 40 $58,437 81.63%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $46,708 82.98%
Epidemiologists 38 $58,946 80.85%
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 %
Boars Head Provisions Co Inc 10 $77,638 83.33%
Netcracker Technology Corporation 10 $88,866 83.33%
Piorion Solutions Inc 10 $70,658 83.33%
Ib Technology Solutions Inc 10 $70,672 83.33%
Concurrent Computer Corporation 10 $78,214 83.33%
Tiger Analytics Inc 10 $69,391 83.33%
Leanswift Solutions Inc 10 $68,174 83.33%
Global Technology Associates Llc 10 $69,695 83.33%
Atlas Wireless Telecommunications Inc 10 $68,053 83.33%
Robosoft Technologies Inc 10 $65,414 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pro Enterprises Usa Inc 1 $69,597 33.33%
Decowraps 1 $38,189 33.33%
Morex International Corp 1 $64,584 33.33%
National Cleaning Systems Inc 1 $42,765 33.33%
Meritas Llc 1 $82,701 33.33%
Sanford Brown Institute Ultrasound Tech Services 1 $37,398 33.33%
Imusa Usa Llc 1 $115,066 33.33%
Catalina Marketing Corp 1 $51,355 33.33%
Light Processing Technologies Inc Dba Optigrate 1 $47,341 33.33%
Paris Re America Insurance Company 1 $39,541 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Child Care Services 97 $41,842 88.18%
Employment Placement Agencies 95 $71,477 87.16%
Professional Employer Organizations 93 $115,252 86.11%
Consumer Lending 93 $82,817 86.11%
Sales Financing 93 $79,417 86.92%
Translation And Interpretation Services 93 $43,140 87.74%
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 92 $81,537 86.79%
Satellite Telecommunications 91 $81,742 89.22%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services 90 $61,745 88.24%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors 89 $62,155 88.12%
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