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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $40,804 46.15%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%
Belize 11 $69,810 44.00%
Belgium 11 $73,984 45.83%
Saudi Arabia 10 $57,663 43.48%
Syria 10 $105,815 45.45%
Finland 10 $89,783 45.45%
Belarus 10 $68,374 47.62%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Indonesia 10 $36,432 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pscu 35 $105,083 92.11%
Alstom Signaling Operation Llc 35 $90,882 92.11%
Eficens Systems Llc 35 $81,560 92.11%
Hf Management Services Llc 34 $112,758 89.47%
Disney Parks Technology Services Co Llc 34 $120,408 89.47%
Lennar Corporation 34 $98,222 89.47%
Applications Software Technology Llc 34 $68,394 89.47%
Biomet 3i Llc Sub Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 34 $65,654 89.47%
Yash Technologies Inc 34 $64,643 89.47%
Milestone Consulting Group Inc 34 $59,686 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 16 Sc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Indian Okee Harvesting 5 1 $29,806 100.00%
Freeman Harvesting Inc 1 1 $25,813 100.00%
Seaboard Berry Farms Llc Sb2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Jose I Ramirez 1 $25,126 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fkfl25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Fpf3 1 $29,806 100.00%
Jg Labor Harvesting Llc Petition 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fd22 1 $25,813 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc Pet 1 1 $25,813 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Und Us Network Direct Corp 3 $90,272 42.86%
Sanofi Pasteur Vaxdesign Corporation 3 $44,651 42.86%
Radgov Inc 3 $65,846 42.86%
Pampa Beverages Llc 3 $131,380 42.86%
Miacucina Llc 3 $75,330 42.86%
Optime Consulting Inc 3 $64,341 42.86%
Northwest Florida Community Hospital 3 $45,808 42.86%
Application Development Consultants 3 $67,627 42.86%
Circuitronix Llc 3 $94,265 42.86%
Closeout City Inc 3 $92,206 42.86%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,677 $26,244 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 683 $26,892 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 630 $26,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 387 $26,556 100.00%
Apiculture 195 $26,584 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 156 $28,338 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 150 $23,699 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 103 $30,020 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 95 $27,965 100.00%
Orange Groves 81 $23,903 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,894 $139,073 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,163 $16,633,706 100.00%
Employment Services 2,227 $34,443 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,768 $59,905 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,203 $360,585 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1,030 $32,958 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 850 $213,817 100.00%
Janitorial Services 802 $22,323 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 760 $77,451 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 759 $73,337 100.00%

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