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)

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 %
Cedent Consulting Inc 11 $51,527 91.67%
International Merchandising Company Llc 11 $65,801 91.67%
Executive Software Guild Inc 11 $78,553 91.67%
Sdr Engineering Consultants Inc 11 $64,260 91.67%
Advansys Inc 11 $83,367 91.67%
Slavic Integrated Administration Inc 11 $77,459 91.67%
Columbus Networks Usa 2015 Inc 11 $91,493 91.67%
Cloudgen Llc 11 $103,438 91.67%
Pediatrix Medical Group Of Florida Inc 11 $191,247 91.67%
Advanced Care Hospitalists Pl 11 $176,688 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Digital Link Usa Llc 1 $69,347 33.33%
Adr Technology Inc 1 $60,694 33.33%
Shalimar 1 $61,318 33.33%
World Blue Services Corp 1 $34,861 33.33%
Halifax Security Inc 1 $98,696 33.33%
Kenny Nachwalter Pa 1 $49,587 33.33%
Oncology Hematology Radiation Care Llc 1 $34,986 33.33%
Ellis L Webster Md Pa 1 $32,677 33.33%
Weitzer Communities Llc 1 $74,339 33.33%
Mc Assembly 1 $49,546 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Animal Production 21 $26,351 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 20 $31,579 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 20 $28,622 100.00%
Floriculture Production 20 $29,347 100.00%
Potato Farming 20 $25,316 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 19 $28,349 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 19 $19,054 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 17 $27,660 100.00%
Sugarcane Farming 16 $24,066 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 12 $24,436 100.00%

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