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 %
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 %
Cyberbest Technology Inc 113 $51,175 88.28%
Magnus Software Solutions Llc 112 $51,549 88.19%
Burger King Corporation 111 $118,494 87.40%
River City Education Services Inc 111 $44,652 88.80%
Csx Transportation Inc 111 $88,465 89.52%
Global Information Technology Inc 111 $53,961 89.52%
Ebyte Technologies Inc 111 $67,018 89.52%
Visa Usa Inc 111 $96,066 90.24%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 110 $86,302 89.43%
Sysintelli Inc 109 $63,525 89.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paul Inc 7 $21,143 100.00%
Rigoberto Barajas 7 $25,487 100.00%
Juarez Farming Llc 6 $28,000 100.00%
King Ranch Florida Farm Inc 6 $25,064 100.00%
Bb Harvesting Llc 6 $31,710 100.00%
83 Inc 6 $29,030 100.00%
Juan N Ruiz 6 $28,843 100.00%
Crisp Citrus Harvesting Inc 6 $28,000 100.00%
Magnolia Packing Inc Fl 6 $41,080 100.00%
Sandoval Wholesales Inc 6 $29,446 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Viventa Llc 8 $47,289 33.33%
Two Connect Inc 8 $87,753 33.33%
Masonite Corporation 8 $87,344 33.33%
Mahathi Software 8 $72,470 33.33%
Physicians Of Central Florida 8 $100,084 33.33%
Critical Resource Technology Inc 8 $99,570 33.33%
Gd Art Construction Inc 8 $68,357 34.78%
Indra Usa Inc 8 $55,455 34.78%
Tyco Integrated Security Llc 8 $87,129 34.78%
Larson Accounting And Consulting Services Llc 8 $49,327 34.78%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $73,050 100.00%
Libraries And Archives 1 $54,517 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $89,440 100.00%
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops 1 $130,978 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing 1 $43,909 100.00%
Business And Secretarial Schools 1 $128,690 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $45,968 100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 1 $61,214 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 1 $72,259 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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