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 %
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 31 $75,651 88.57%
Schrill Technologies Inc 31 $84,376 88.57%
Cellco Partnership 31 $91,881 88.57%
Iqvia Inc 31 $100,873 88.57%
Suntechpros Inc 31 $69,299 91.18%
Axiscades Inc 31 $51,763 91.18%
Global Cargo Corporation 31 $44,164 91.18%
Asta Crs Inc 31 $74,356 91.18%
Efg Capital International Corporation 31 $68,016 91.18%
Nextera Energy Project Management Llc 31 $97,251 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Red Berry Ranch Llc 3 1 $29,806 100.00%
Greenes Farm Incanzualda Harvesting 1 $15,766 100.00%
Hilberts Honey Co 1 $25,813 100.00%
Sweet River Company Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Fc Of Arcadia Inc 1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc Temp 2 1 $30,909 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fv21 1 $25,813 100.00%
Southeastern Harvesting Inc 1 $17,784 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 8 1 $25,813 100.00%
Pequeno Farms Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ndc Investments Llc 3 $50,627 50.00%
Bethesda Health Inc 3 $55,508 50.00%
Alonso Caetano Americas Inc 3 $93,538 50.00%
Aspect Software Inc 3 $94,973 50.00%
Yjs Corporation 3 $33,239 50.00%
Padexpo Stone Design Llc 3 $96,075 50.00%
Revix Usa Inc 3 $94,300 50.00%
Global Wings Corporation 3 $44,533 50.00%
Si Rin Llc 3 $37,911 50.00%
Whatastone Music Inc 3 $49,851 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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