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 %
Critical Care Nurses 12 $69,196 75.00%
Mechanical Drafters 12 $47,220 80.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants 12 $29,487 80.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 12 $84,402 80.00%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 12 $35,329 80.00%
Prosthodontists 12 $78,216 80.00%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 12 $53,364 80.00%
Counselors, All Other 12 $34,960 80.00%
Surveyors 12 $48,003 80.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 12 $31,263 85.71%
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 %
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 %
Kyra Solutions Inc 39 $93,440 90.70%
Triniti Corporation 39 $79,002 90.70%
Innova Solutions Inc 39 $83,470 90.70%
Seedac Llc 39 $57,109 90.70%
Everglades College Inc 39 $47,987 90.70%
Motor Services Hugo Stamp Inc 39 $67,838 90.70%
Logic Planet Inc 39 $69,034 90.70%
Global Visse Inc 39 $68,880 92.86%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 39 $54,061 92.86%
Aisha Holding Corporation 39 $46,183 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl1 Pc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Rigoberto Barajas Dba Rb Harvesting 1 $17,859 100.00%
Los Villatoros Harvesting Llc 1 $22,256 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fc25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 4 1 $29,806 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc T60 1 $30,722 100.00%
El Nano Harvesting Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Araona Labor Logistics Llc 4 1 $33,280 100.00%
Land Agribusiness Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Pjs Harvesting 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Express Scripts Services Company 4 $82,821 50.00%
Pedreiras Inc 4 $39,972 50.00%
Universal City Studios Productions Llp 4 $114,067 50.00%
Radica Llc 4 $61,651 50.00%
Hr Motor Sport Inc 4 $44,181 50.00%
Finastra Technology Inc 4 $79,191 50.00%
Pan Pa Ya Bakery Two Inc 4 $18,616 50.00%
Gai Consultants Inc 4 $70,065 50.00%
Plastimold Products Inc 4 $38,938 50.00%
Uma Education Inc 4 $65,853 50.00%

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