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 %
Japan 25 $59,328 43.10%
Guatemala 24 $54,313 43.64%
Netherlands 23 $85,499 41.82%
Lebanon 22 $83,468 40.74%
Panama 21 $79,870 38.89%
Ireland 21 $69,903 39.62%
Haiti 20 $5,692,434 40.00%
United States Of America 19 $66,296 38.00%
Greece 19 $69,524 38.78%
Bulgaria 19 $52,266 40.43%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cubexit Inc 36 $83,316 90.00%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 36 $81,701 90.00%
Denken Solutions Inc 36 $86,089 90.00%
Florida Institute For Human And Machine Cognition 36 $60,541 90.00%
Lynn University 36 $50,425 90.00%
Imbuesys Inc 36 $56,418 90.00%
Nithin Inc 36 $71,908 90.00%
Intl Fcstone Inc 36 $71,202 90.00%
Info Tech Inc 36 $58,513 90.00%
World Fuel Services Inc 36 $86,031 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eb Harvesting Llc Fl 2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Triple S Harvesting Quotllcquot 1 $21,041 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Flatwoods Harvesting 1 $18,886 100.00%
Vch Management Inc Fl 2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 72 1 $29,806 100.00%
Jose De Jesus Torres 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc D2 1 $29,806 100.00%
Alonso Farms Inc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 64 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Comsys Services Llc 3 $54,330 37.50%
Growers Equipment Company 3 $58,025 37.50%
Red Ginger Inc 3 $29,307 37.50%
Siemens Enterprise Communications Inc 3 $95,340 37.50%
Oxbow Carbon Llc 3 $72,266 37.50%
International Register Of Shipping 3 $56,805 37.50%
Mcci Group Holdings Llc 3 $60,847 37.50%
Paramount Depot Llc 3 $59,745 37.50%
Webber International University 3 $40,194 37.50%
Woolpert Inc 3 $57,159 37.50%

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