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 %
Radiologists	10	$164,295	83.33%
Advertising Sales Agents	10	$37,850	83.33%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	10	$35,761	83.33%
Healthcare Social Workers	10	$44,304	83.33%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	10	$28,178	83.33%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	10	$88,883	83.33%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	10	$33,858	83.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	10	$38,555	83.33%
Music Directors and Composers	9	$43,980	81.82%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$64,836	81.82%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Skincare Specialists	4	$35,734	30.77%
Bill and Account Collectors	4	$42,536	30.77%
Anesthesiologists	4	$191,720	30.77%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	4	$26,214	30.77%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	4	$63,076	30.77%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	4	$38,626	30.77%
Physician Assistants	4	$62,551	30.77%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	4	$45,154	30.77%
File Clerks	4	$36,026	30.77%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	4	$61,833	30.77%

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 %
St Kitts And Nevis	2	$83,700	40.00%
Tajikistan	2	$21,622	40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	40.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	40.00%
Montenegro	2	$34,952	40.00%
Estonia	2	$64,840	40.00%
Iraq	2	$90,719	40.00%
Namibia	2	$62,140	50.00%
Slovenia	2	$54,918	50.00%
Kuwait	2	$61,080	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	7,771	$63,077	99.46%
Infosys Limited	7,373	$67,584	99.42%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	6,823	$75,982	97.92%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,460	$70,892	98.97%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,050	$80,919	95.19%
University Of Florida	2,616	$65,137	83.74%
Capgemini America Inc	2,562	$79,148	96.28%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	2,296	$66,742	96.59%
Citibank Na	1,897	$100,228	94.71%
Accenture Llp	1,675	$72,271	98.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc	77	$27,415	100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc	61	$28,486	100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc	46	$21,723	100.00%
Statewide Harvesting Hauling Llc	44	$33,477	100.00%
Ag Labor Llc	43	$30,764	100.00%
Jft Harvesting Inc	42	$29,843	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc	40	$24,172	100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd	37	$28,334	100.00%
Templabor Llc	33	$30,055	100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc	33	$26,234	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	865	$69,722	28.98%
University Of Florida	450	$73,709	19.56%
Citibank Na	290	$105,142	33.53%
Natures Way Farms Llc	253	$20,478	34.42%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates	172	$89,841	38.22%
Raymond James Associates	134	$101,903	31.02%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc	102	$95,661	35.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp	95	$94,585	37.55%
Db Usa Core Corporation	92	$82,322	36.36%
Amgen Inc	90	$88,009	37.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	19	$70,347	82.61%
Finish Carpentry Contractors	19	$50,371	82.61%
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	19	$70,258	82.61%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing	19	$68,574	82.61%
Direct Mail Advertising	19	$69,702	82.61%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	19	$81,822	82.61%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	19	$59,000	82.61%
Other Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	19	$74,426	86.36%
Building Finishing Contractors	19	$55,817	86.36%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	19	$53,318	86.36%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation	9	$81,504	81.82%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	9	$59,409	81.82%
Commercial Photography	9	$12,120,900	81.82%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	9	$56,923	81.82%
Other Residential Care Facilities	9	$35,329	81.82%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	9	$76,250	81.82%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	9	$114,848	81.82%
Dental Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	9	$53,433	81.82%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing	9	$76,142	81.82%
Special Food Services	9	$54,686	81.82%

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.