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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers	17	$102,072	80.95%
Compliance Managers	17	$93,529	80.95%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	17	$39,263	80.95%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	17	$41,009	80.95%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$53,893	80.95%
Copy Writers	16	$41,337	80.00%
Marine Engineers	16	$77,883	80.00%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	16	$41,923	84.21%
Insurance Sales Agents	16	$51,340	84.21%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	16	$54,907	84.21%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Health Educators	6	$41,187	35.29%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	6	$54,201	35.29%
Farm and Home Management Advisors	6	$52,928	37.50%
Medical Equipment Repairers	6	$53,501	37.50%
Financial Examiners	6	$94,973	37.50%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	6	$35,085	37.50%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	6	$46,679	37.50%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6	$43,557	37.50%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	6	$67,288	37.50%
Biological Technicians	6	$34,885	37.50%

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 %
Benin	2	$72,653	40.00%
Cote D'ivoire	2	$63,752	40.00%
Malawi	2	$38,616	40.00%
Kosovo	2	$74,745	40.00%
Palestine	2	$64,189	40.00%
Mauritius	2	$138,092	40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis	2	$83,700	40.00%
Tajikistan	2	$21,622	50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	50.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	7,771	$63,077	99.46%
Infosys Limited	7,373	$67,584	99.42%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	6,823	$75,982	97.92%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,460	$70,892	98.97%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,050	$80,919	95.19%
University Of Florida	2,616	$65,137	83.74%
Capgemini America Inc	2,562	$79,148	96.28%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	2,296	$66,742	96.59%
Citibank Na	1,897	$100,228	94.71%
Accenture Llp	1,675	$72,271	98.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc	77	$27,415	100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc	61	$28,486	100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc	46	$21,723	100.00%
Statewide Harvesting Hauling Llc	44	$33,477	100.00%
Ag Labor Llc	43	$30,764	100.00%
Jft Harvesting Inc	42	$29,843	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc	40	$24,172	100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd	37	$28,334	100.00%
Templabor Llc	33	$30,055	100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc	33	$26,234	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	865	$69,722	28.98%
University Of Florida	450	$73,709	19.56%
Citibank Na	290	$105,142	33.53%
Natures Way Farms Llc	253	$20,478	34.42%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates	172	$89,841	38.22%
Raymond James Associates	134	$101,903	31.02%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc	102	$95,661	35.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp	95	$94,585	37.55%
Db Usa Core Corporation	92	$82,322	36.36%
Amgen Inc	90	$88,009	37.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	42	$61,451	82.35%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	41	$78,379	82.00%
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical And Emergency Centers	41	$119,844	83.67%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	41	$57,271	83.67%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	41	$71,370	83.67%
Residential Remodelers	41	$62,740	85.42%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	41	$59,701	85.42%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	40	$92,390	83.33%
Water And Sewer Line And Related Structures Construction	40	$65,286	83.33%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	40	$47,922	85.11%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Glass And Glazing Contractors	23	$49,897	88.46%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading	23	$81,390	88.46%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	23	$36,610	88.46%
Other Financial Vehicles	22	$83,132	88.00%
Other Similar Organizations Except Business Professional Labor And Political Organizations	22	$68,635	88.00%
Limousine Service	22	$28,144	88.00%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	22	$89,359	88.00%
Other Schools And Instruction	22	$38,760	91.67%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	22	$89,338	91.67%
Caterers	22	$49,300	91.67%

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.