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 %
Sociologists 14 $50,999 82.35%
Recreational Therapists 14 $39,566 82.35%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 14 $56,136 82.35%
Psychologists, All Other 13 $46,264 76.47%
Photonics Engineers 13 $77,197 76.47%
Loan Officers 13 $52,108 81.25%
Sustainability Specialists 13 $58,048 81.25%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $52,644 81.25%
Education Administrators, All Other 13 $58,808 81.25%
Set and Exhibit Designers 13 $43,992 81.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Infosys Technologies Limited 35 $49,894 89.74%
Nr Windows Inc 35 $53,899 89.74%
Stetson University 35 $45,936 89.74%
Sunmerge Systems Inc 35 $67,443 89.74%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 35 $69,864 89.74%
Edufin It Inc 35 $60,474 89.74%
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc 35 $78,188 89.74%
Mize Inc 35 $90,596 89.74%
Kalven Technologies Inc 35 $69,403 89.74%
Ceva Logistics Us Inc 35 $80,897 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ff22 1 $25,813 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc 3 1 $30,722 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc Petition 3 Fl 1 $25,813 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc Drivers 8 1 $52,770 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Comany Llc 1 $18,664 100.00%
Smithdon Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Jam Farmers Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc Fl Mechanic 1 $23,379 100.00%
Raney Ranch Worx Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Dlr Fruit Vegetable 1 $20,238 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reynolds Smith And Hills Inc 3 $75,823 37.50%
Image Photo Services Inc 3 $36,253,450 37.50%
Capitol Food Stores Llc 3 $36,123 37.50%
Tracstar Systems Inc 3 $107,917 42.86%
Borges Associates Pa 3 $84,947 42.86%
Acco Foreign Shipping Inc 3 $52,000 42.86%
Intersil Communications Inc An Intersil Corpora 3 $60,181 42.86%
Ignite Media Solutions Llc 3 $62,629 42.86%
Credit Card Management Services Inc 3 $80,025 42.86%
Aaa Auto Club South 3 $66,761 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