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 %
Kaseya Us Llc 31 $97,184 88.57%
Spotify Usa Inc 31 $99,357 88.57%
Inverselogix Llc 31 $76,824 88.57%
Ics Global Soft Inc 31 $85,815 88.57%
Restaurant Brands International Us Services Llc 31 $122,712 88.57%
Elevance Health Inc 31 $107,081 88.57%
Nj Tech Inc 31 $89,698 88.57%
Chen Tech Llc Dba Curity 31 $103,195 88.57%
Walt Disney Attractions Technology Llc 31 $98,085 88.57%
Savantis Solutions Llc 31 $85,419 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fs21 1 $25,813 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 2 Cl 1 $58,261 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 7 1 $29,806 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 9 1 $25,813 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Pet Oh1 1 $34,715 100.00%
Jester Bee Company 1 $18,200 100.00%
Atlantic Produce Growers Llc 3 1 $30,722 100.00%
Cv Custom Ag Service Inc 1 $25,813 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fj25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Alma Barajas 1 $25,126 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Dilisi Group Inc 3 $81,307 42.86%
Armstrong Group International Inc 3 $125,611 42.86%
Us Defib Medical Technologies Llc 3 $45,552 42.86%
Brg Homes Llc 3 $53,747 42.86%
Aerospace Asset Trading Llc 3 $57,678 42.86%
Advance Loan Technologies 3 $70,637 42.86%
Dkor Interiors Inc 3 $33,425 42.86%
Sarasota Ballet Of Florida Inc 3 $55,791 42.86%
Miami Switchgear Co 3 $65,596 42.86%
Ct Miami Llc 3 $78,465 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