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 %
Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Us Inc 43 $67,627 87.76%
Abb Inc 43 $84,796 89.58%
Virtuoso Info Systems Inc 43 $82,319 89.58%
Miami Childrens Hospital 43 $56,566 89.58%
The Scripps Research Institute Scripps Florida 42 $42,645 87.50%
Advancesoft Inc 42 $69,148 87.50%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 42 $59,548 87.50%
Florida Hospital Medical Group Inc 42 $193,861 87.50%
Citigroup Management Corp 42 $60,660 87.50%
Florida Hospital Waterman Inc 42 $52,292 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wabash Valley Growers Llc 2 $25,085 100.00%
Red Berry Ranch Llc 1 2 $30,264 100.00%
Indian Okee Harvesting 4 2 $30,264 100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons 1 $23,379 100.00%
Choctaw Bee Company 1 $30,722 100.00%
Lightsey Family Ranch Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Ventura Sons Harvesting Llc 1 $18,673 100.00%
William H Perry Sr Dba Perry Apiary 1 $19,136 100.00%
B And W Quality Growers Llc 1 $21,135 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Oh2 1 $34,715 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation 4 $62,135 44.44%
Midtown Realty Group Llc 4 $63,009 44.44%
Muengineers Inc 4 $54,631 44.44%
Bankers Financial Corporation 4 $116,465 44.44%
Oreasoc Group Inc 4 $48,511 44.44%
Tal Search Group Inc 4 $69,545 44.44%
Tama Corporation 4 $57,049 44.44%
Central Reach Llc 4 $47,663 44.44%
Hilton Resorts Corporation 4 $82,909 44.44%
Aquachile Inc 4 $77,179 44.44%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Printing Ink Manufacturing 5 $79,564 83.33%
Telephone Answering Services 5 $112,574 83.33%
Corn Farming 5 $47,170 83.33%
Sugar Manufacturing 5 $68,058 83.33%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing 5 $83,699 83.33%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $52,957 83.33%
Metal Can Manufacturing 5 $85,750 83.33%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 5 $77,442 83.33%
Linen And Uniform Supply 5 $67,760 83.33%
Dance Companies 5 $35,277 83.33%
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