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 %
Sudan 4 $46,275 44.44%
Eritrea 4 $27,331 44.44%
Macedonia 4 $47,301 44.44%
Bermuda 4 $53,437 44.44%
Cambodia 3 $69,333 33.33%
Cuba 3 $30,063 33.33%
Rwanda 3 $76,870 37.50%
St Lucia 3 $54,306 37.50%
Zambia 3 $29,307 42.86%
Tanzania 3 $48,611,978 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whiz It Solutions Inc 33 $65,565 91.67%
Att Services Inc 33 $102,912 91.67%
Vsion Technologies Inc 32 $91,949 88.89%
It Echelon Corporation 32 $64,641 88.89%
Sirisai Technologies Inc 32 $61,161 88.89%
Actavis Laboratories Fl Inc 32 $88,419 88.89%
Anjus Llc 32 $78,318 88.89%
Altimetrik Corp 32 $84,029 88.89%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc 32 $79,521 88.89%
Ganait Inc 32 $88,368 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mw Maxwell Honey Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Johnson Harvesting Inc 4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Townsend Honey Farm Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc Petition 1 1 $33,280 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fm21 1 $25,126 100.00%
William H Perry Dba Perry Apiary 1 $17,451 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 8 1 $29,806 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc Temp 3 1 $30,909 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ft21 1 $25,813 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 64 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Facebook Inc 3 $94,196 42.86%
Itrace Foundation Inc 3 $68,952 42.86%
La Primera International Corporation 3 $87,790 42.86%
Suncoast Communities Blood Bank 3 $61,762 42.86%
Victoria Nursing And Rehabilitation Center 3 $49,157 42.86%
Le Torch Investments Llc 3 $106,801 42.86%
Mwh Americas Inc 3 $72,054 42.86%
Beam4d Enterprises Llc 3 $59,911 42.86%
Bocavox Llc 3 $61,110 42.86%
A D Group Realty Llc 3 $80,323 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