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 %
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 %
Interfacesystems Inc 123 $49,958 87.23%
Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc 123 $92,204 87.23%
Across Borders Management Consulting Group Llc 123 $53,076 87.86%
The Devereux Foundation 123 $26,117 87.86%
Merrill Lynch 123 $79,680 88.49%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 123 $66,648 89.13%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 122 $102,037 88.41%
Icube Consultancy Services Inc 122 $76,449 88.41%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 120 $84,906 87.59%
Swift Tech Llc 120 $51,671 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Growers Association Inc 8 $24,924 100.00%
Mity Mole Inc 8 $17,805 100.00%
Gracia Sons Llc 7 $33,024 100.00%
Jaime Lopez 7 $22,193 100.00%
Jbj Enterprises Llc 7 $21,346 100.00%
Jose M Gracia Harvesting Inc 7 $21,692 100.00%
Sandoval Wholesale Inc 7 $24,547 100.00%
Cabbage Harvesting Llc 7 $27,480 100.00%
Freeman Harvesting Inc 7 $22,443 100.00%
J Guerra Llc 7 $25,487 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Auto Club Services Inc 10 $71,662 35.71%
Infi Systems Llc 10 $86,160 35.71%
Citigroup Global Markets Operations And Technology 10 $93,517 35.71%
Focal Point Data Risk Llc 10 $98,258 35.71%
Spirit Airlines Inc 10 $74,961 35.71%
Fair Isaac Corporation 10 $119,482 35.71%
Everest Global Solutions Inc 10 $107,234 35.71%
Luminar Technologies Inc 10 $100,282 35.71%
Kmtg Property Management Investments Llc 10 $26,179 37.04%
Usa Lawns Inc Dba Us Lawns Of Tampa 10 $22,277 37.04%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialized Design Services 27 $54,712 84.38%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 27 $69,021 84.38%
Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing 27 $114,875 87.10%
Child And Youth Services 27 $42,144 87.10%
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing 27 $101,677 87.10%
Scheduled Air Transportation 27 $58,119 87.10%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 26 $66,066 83.87%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 26 $88,066 83.87%
Credit Unions 26 $92,245 83.87%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers 26 $55,944 83.87%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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