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 %
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 %
Corporate Solutions General Inc	48	$74,794	90.57%
Invensys Inc	48	$58,253	90.57%
Cdm Smith Inc	48	$69,418	90.57%
Pek Systems Inc	48	$73,515	90.57%
Ai Cyber Solutions Inc	48	$60,812	90.57%
Pall Corporation	48	$81,004	90.57%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc	47	$70,348	88.68%
Carecentrix Inc	47	$107,241	88.68%
Lorsiv Technologies Inc	47	$53,306	88.68%
Mastercard International Incorporated	47	$77,989	88.68%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
H2a Complete Ll Inc	2	$19,074	100.00%
Gonzalez Gonzalez Harvest Llc	2	$30,264	100.00%
Agra Products And Services Llc 2	2	$37,752	100.00%
Vallejo Harvesting Llc	2	$30,722	100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 4	2	$27,810	100.00%
Ubees Florida Llc	2	$31,710	100.00%
Said Hill Inc	2	$30,264	100.00%
Mario Huerta	2	$30,264	100.00%
A M Labor Management Inc	2	$20,502	100.00%
Jose Daniel Rojas	2	$24,357	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Premier Worldwide Marketing Llc	4	$123,084	40.00%
Aviation Fueling Consulting Corp	4	$118,040	40.00%
Acs Infrastructure Development Inc	4	$141,591	40.00%
First Medical International Corp	4	$48,459	40.00%
Createtrade Capital	4	$93,694	40.00%
Auxis Llc	4	$60,612	40.00%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc	4	$116,257	40.00%
Dental Health Group Padba Great Expressions Denta	4	$116,137	40.00%
Latinmedioscom Inc	4	$99,393	40.00%
Whirlpool Corporation	4	$75,759	40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Abrasive Product Manufacturing	5	$61,843	71.43%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	5	$94,349	71.43%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills	5	$54,367	71.43%
Snack And Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	5	$64,405	71.43%
Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities	5	$76,760	71.43%
Dry Condensed And Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing	5	$86,237	71.43%
Recreational Goods Rental	5	$105,140	71.43%
Unlaminated Plastics Film And Sheet Except Packaging Manufacturing	5	$53,356	71.43%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs	5	$94,777	71.43%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing	5	$81,661	71.43%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps	2	$93,985	66.67%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	2	$132,475	66.67%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers	2	$34,424	66.67%
Fats And Oils Refining And Blending	2	$59,145	66.67%
Flavoring Syrup And Concentrate Manufacturing	2	$90,428	66.67%
Machinery Manufacturing	2	$49,639	66.67%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	2	$108,836	66.67%
Theater Companies And Dinner Theaters	2	$44,481	66.67%
Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing	2	$66,082	66.67%
Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation	2	$56,087	66.67%

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.