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 %
Water/Wastewater Engineers	9	$69,738	81.82%
Credit Counselors	9	$34,398	81.82%
Nurse Anesthetists	9	$133,346	81.82%
Life Scientists, All Other	9	$47,628	81.82%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	8	$36,312	80.00%
Therapists, All Other	8	$44,850	80.00%
Geneticists	8	$51,834	80.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	8	$74,472	80.00%
Biochemical Engineers	8	$73,783	80.00%
Orthodontists	8	$180,440	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Legal Support Workers, All Other	4	$45,154	30.77%
Butchers and Meat Cutters	4	$31,933	30.77%
Order Clerks	4	$31,642	30.77%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	4	$43,020	30.77%
Driver/Sales Workers	4	$28,278	30.77%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	4	$28,501	30.77%
Bill and Account Collectors	4	$42,536	30.77%
Photographers	4	$40,311	30.77%
Commercial Divers	4	$34,154	30.77%
Computer Hardware Engineers	4	$71,802	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 %
Cambodia	3	$69,333	42.86%
Cuba	3	$30,063	50.00%
Rwanda	3	$76,870	50.00%
St Lucia	3	$54,306	50.00%
Zambia	3	$29,307	50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis	2	$83,700	33.33%
Tajikistan	2	$21,622	33.33%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	40.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	40.00%
Montenegro	2	$34,952	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc	43	$87,337	87.76%
Macquarie Global Services Usa Llc	43	$82,884	87.76%
Conflux Systems Inc	43	$76,981	87.76%
Tek Leaders Inc	43	$81,676	87.76%
Axelon Services Corporation	43	$98,630	87.76%
Diligent Group Llc	43	$64,071	87.76%
The Roskamp Institute Inc	43	$30,210	87.76%
Pac Seating Systems Inc	43	$57,762	87.76%
Vertafore Inc	43	$78,872	87.76%
Lps Management Llc	43	$73,301	87.76%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Optimum Agriculture Fl Llc	2	$24,742	100.00%
Ramos Agricultural Services Llc	2	$27,810	100.00%
Johnson Harvesting Inc 2	2	$30,264	100.00%
Peaceful Harvest Llc	2	$24,357	100.00%
Baldomero Arreguin	2	$24,742	100.00%
Gutierrez Harvesting Llc	2	$20,011	100.00%
Flores Family Nursery Co	2	$30,264	100.00%
Meralex Farm Inc	2	$40,123	100.00%
Brandel Brothers Produce Inc	2	$37,388	100.00%
Estrada And Sons Inc	2	$22,699	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Menta Y Canela Nail Salon Inc	4	$39,089	44.44%
Gsi Management Usa Llc	4	$97,193	44.44%
Mad Studios Co	4	$89,102	44.44%
Ocean Bank	4	$76,554	44.44%
Desimone Consulting Engineering Group Llc	4	$73,086	44.44%
Flexshopper Llc	4	$75,171	44.44%
Brigitte Respaut Clement Llc	4	$88,530	44.44%
Lola Holdings Corporation	4	$33,041	44.44%
Technology 4 Solutions Llc	4	$56,503	44.44%
Loigica Pa	4	$67,558	44.44%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,176	$69,987	91.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	12,773	$74,764	92.58%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,652	$59,762	83.24%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,555	$74,090	87.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,535	$74,832	95.51%
Management Consulting Services	4,834	$67,754	91.85%
Engineering Services	4,699	$68,654	93.38%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,471	$77,418	91.83%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	4,396	$85,874	96.17%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,961	$68,859	94.13%

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.