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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 5 $54,226 33.33%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 5 $38,193 35.71%
Mechanical Drafters 5 $54,259 35.71%
Materials Scientists 5 $73,216 35.71%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 4 $43,311 28.57%
Anesthesiologists 4 $191,720 28.57%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 4 $31,933 28.57%
Bill and Account Collectors 4 $42,536 28.57%
Social and Human Service Assistants 4 $30,800 28.57%
Epidemiologists 4 $49,171 28.57%
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 %
Anu Software Consultants Inc 10 $81,879 90.91%
Qbe Americas Inc 10 $126,622 90.91%
Rbc Bank Georgia Na 10 $105,654 90.91%
Dataplex Solutions Inc 10 $80,494 90.91%
Caliber It Solutions Inc 10 $77,072 90.91%
Regal It Services Inc 10 $77,657 90.91%
Ansys Inc 10 $90,613 90.91%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 10 $100,479 90.91%
Infobiz Systems Llc 10 $79,714 90.91%
Majesco 10 $93,850 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Roaming Network Inc 1 $85,717 33.33%
Steven P Schwartz Md Pa 1 $129,522 33.33%
Wolf Schwartz Bds Pa 1 $30,098 33.33%
Marsten Thg Modular Leasing Corp 1 $99,549 33.33%
Carpenter Electric Inc 1 $55,328 33.33%
Letter Express Of Broward Inc 1 $99,549 33.33%
Appetites Inc 1 $30,222 33.33%
Chr Consulting Services Inc Dba Hvs Intl 1 $57,678 33.33%
Maiko Japanese Restaurant 1 $44,262 33.33%
Wcs Lending Llc 1 $85,030 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Animal Production 21 $26,351 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 20 $31,579 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 20 $28,622 100.00%
Floriculture Production 20 $29,347 100.00%
Potato Farming 20 $25,316 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 19 $28,349 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 19 $19,054 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 17 $27,660 100.00%
Sugarcane Farming 16 $24,066 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 12 $24,436 100.00%

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