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 %
Tech Data Corporation 54 $81,449 88.52%
Catalyst Systems Inc 54 $59,003 88.52%
Horizon Technologies Inc 54 $53,332 88.52%
Brightstar Corp 54 $111,241 88.52%
Insyst Inc 54 $51,236 90.00%
Aaj Computer Services Inc 54 $75,739 90.00%
Next Sphere Technologies Inc 54 $73,556 90.00%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 54 $67,723 90.00%
Ruri Software Technologies Llc 54 $78,136 90.00%
Chen Tech Llc 54 $95,294 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B E Harvesting Llc 2 $25,813 100.00%
Miguel A Lozano 2 $30,722 100.00%
William H Perry Dba Perry Apiaries 2 $21,070 100.00%
Carlos Jose Morales 2 $30,264 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 3 2 $28,267 100.00%
Huerta Farms 2 $24,305 100.00%
Joshua Citrus Inc 1 2 $28,267 100.00%
Tdm Sales Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Krausland Farms Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Clonts Farms Inc 2 $25,470 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Huda Inc 5 $35,368 45.45%
Elliot Technologies Inc 5 $77,833 45.45%
Yummy House China Bistro Inc 5 $30,139 45.45%
Cfs Lake Nona Llc 5 $19,282 45.45%
Odp International Llc 5 $120,919 45.45%
King Tile Marble Corp 4 $32,136 36.36%
Gayle Woods Training 4 $35,724 36.36%
Ch Robinson Worldwide Inc 4 $48,038 36.36%
Kobi Karp Architecture And Interior Design 4 $44,143 36.36%
Broken Sound Club 4 $46,857 36.36%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing 4 $61,589 100.00%
Utility System Construction 4 $63,196 100.00%
Framing Contractors 4 $58,630 100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 4 $91,848 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 4 $89,648 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 4 $62,702 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 4 $69,025 100.00%
Corrugated And Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing 3 $61,679 75.00%
Charter Bus Industry 3 $62,587 75.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 3 $63,426 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Insurance Funds 1 $87,922 50.00%

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