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 %
Chiropractors 29 $56,490 82.86%
Nurse Practitioners 29 $91,727 85.29%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 29 $59,134 85.29%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 28 $48,147 84.85%
Marriage and Family Therapists 28 $41,050 84.85%
Writers and Authors 27 $38,294 81.82%
Robotics Engineers 27 $80,294 84.38%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 27 $41,132 84.38%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 26 $37,505 81.25%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 26 $32,632 83.87%
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 %
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc 10 $80,047 90.91%
Element Technologies Inc 10 $76,394 90.91%
Application Development Consultants Llc 10 $85,598 90.91%
Diversant Llc 10 $89,875 90.91%
Teknxpert Llc 10 $80,496 90.91%
Gps It Solutions Llc 10 $83,780 90.91%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 10 $97,221 90.91%
Data Boss International Corp 10 $69,746 90.91%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 10 $80,346 90.91%
Nexus It Inc 10 $84,612 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebula Glass International Inc 1 $71,781 33.33%
Xcelligent Llc 1 $77,813 33.33%
Elite Imaging Aventura Llc 1 $48,464 33.33%
Please Reduce My Debt Llc 1 $59,634 33.33%
Neogenomics Laboratories 1 $26,354 33.33%
Highlands Greenhouses Inc 1 $26,062 33.33%
Southern Management Group 1 $34,632 33.33%
Florida Yacht Brokerage Service Inc 1 $60,195 33.33%
Gsm Software Technologies Inc 1 $62,442 33.33%
Vipet Incdba Country Inn Pet Resort 1 $58,802 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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