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 %
Kyrgyzstan 1 $37,045 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $66,622 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $18,034 50.00%
Fiji 1 $21,466 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $36,858 50.00%
Anguilla 1 $54,434 50.00%
Latvia 1 $51,272 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 33 $67,371 89.19%
C Vision Inc 33 $74,029 89.19%
Thornton Tomasetti Inc 33 $70,509 89.19%
Bns International Inc 33 $72,475 89.19%
Nextsphere Technologies Inc 33 $88,038 89.19%
New College Of Florida 33 $51,909 89.19%
Lead It Corporation 33 $70,286 89.19%
Keen Info Tek Inc 33 $68,191 89.19%
Vigna Inc 33 $58,109 89.19%
The University Of Tampa 33 $65,749 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc 2 Aeo 1 $29,806 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 37 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fh25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Blue Hammock Farms Llc 1 $25,813 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 13 Swfl 1 $30,722 100.00%
Wild Goose Farms Llc Packinghouse 1 $29,806 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fb25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fa24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Southern Gardens Growers Corp 1 $15,246 100.00%
Bee Serious Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibasis 3 $84,845 42.86%
Bar Invest Management Services Llc 3 $60,875 42.86%
Pharma Natural Inc 3 $65,000 42.86%
Zeva Technology Llc 3 $66,428 42.86%
Sister Brother Iii Inc 3 $35,578 42.86%
Khs Usa Inc 3 $52,950 42.86%
Laureate Education Inc 3 $114,670 42.86%
Edison State College 3 $53,247 42.86%
Ue Machinery Parts Llc 3 $126,096 42.86%
Blackdivine Llc 3 $67,233 42.86%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage