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 %
Cuhaci Peterson Architects Engineers Planners 11 $66,017 91.67%
Propelsys Technologies Llc 11 $65,295 91.67%
Primus Global Services Inc 11 $63,332 91.67%
Advanced Mechanical Enterprises Inc 10 $63,226 83.33%
Adventist Health Polk South Inc 10 $61,323 83.33%
Ave Maria University Inc 10 $55,455 83.33%
Us Tax Consulting Inc 10 $50,438 83.33%
Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc 10 $60,025 83.33%
Mp Oil Llc 10 $68,041 83.33%
Genome Technology Corp 10 $55,160 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advanced Air Solutions Inc 1 $32,094 33.33%
American Torch Tip Company 1 $113,173 33.33%
Point Blank Solutions Inc 1 $72,509 33.33%
Sailormen Inc A Division Of Interfoods Of America Inc 1 $33,218 33.33%
Venevision International Productions Llc 1 $22,795 33.33%
Sen Pack Inc 1 $71,864 33.33%
Alvaro J Dangond Mdpa 1 $38,189 33.33%
Petroven Inc 1 $62,795 33.33%
Mehul K Patel Md Pa 1 $64,243 33.33%
Friends Of Chabad Of Boca Raton Inc 1 $63,190 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 12 $25,352 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 12 $25,886 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 12 $27,581 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $25,768 100.00%
Racetracks 11 $26,987 100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices 10 $20,764 100.00%
Spectator Sports 9 $27,870 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 8 $28,743 100.00%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Local 8 $42,208 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 8 $26,172 100.00%

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