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 %
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 88 $63,396 90.72%
Edsa Inc 88 $52,154 90.72%
Salesforcecom Inc 87 $101,783 90.63%
Db Services Nj Inc 87 $64,183 90.63%
Perficient Inc 87 $77,534 91.58%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc 86 $86,584 90.53%
Cogent Healthcare Of Jacksonville Llc 86 $162,004 91.49%
International Business Machines Corporation 86 $81,240 91.49%
Infisystems Llc 85 $54,410 90.43%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc 85 $104,766 90.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spivey Farms 4 $24,913 100.00%
Richard Mckenzie Sons Inc 4 $18,673 100.00%
Harvesting By R R 4 $14,992 100.00%
M Olguin Harvesting Llc 4 $27,867 100.00%
Cb Farms Of Florida 4 $35,776 100.00%
Farmland Conversion Consultants Llc Fl 4 $30,742 100.00%
Double Bar J Llc 4 $26,276 100.00%
The Magnolia Company Inc 4 $30,264 100.00%
Vanlandingham Farms Inc 4 $26,640 100.00%
Vg Topiary Nursery Inc 4 $27,867 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Memorial Health System Inc 7 $47,828 38.89%
Chaar Cooling Llc 7 $37,580 38.89%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 7 $117,618 38.89%
Winndixie Stores Inc 7 $103,417 38.89%
Comfort Home Health Agency Inc 7 $19,822 38.89%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc 7 $90,688 38.89%
Discover Quartz And Granite Llc 7 $47,088 41.18%
Akkodis Inc Fka Modis Inc 7 $125,858 41.18%
Goltv Inc 6 $100,568 35.29%
Miami Tech Line Maintenance 6 $59,914 35.29%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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