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 %
The Bank Of New York Mellon 47 $105,549 90.38%
Collabera Inc 47 $70,784 90.38%
Saltzman Tanis Pittell Levin And Jacobson Llc 47 $155,246 90.38%
Baycare Medical Group 46 $186,868 88.46%
Cdrp Technologies Llc 46 $65,582 88.46%
Iconsoft Inc 46 $85,495 88.46%
Ventois Inc 46 $84,120 88.46%
Sriven Systems Inc 46 $59,520 88.46%
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center And Research Institute Inc 46 $59,255 88.46%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 46 $74,128 90.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tillis Farms Llc 2 $30,722 100.00%
Cantu Apiaries Of Florida Llc 2 $29,806 100.00%
Florida Orange Gold Llc 2 $22,452 100.00%
Integrity Farms Inc 2 $37,752 100.00%
Indian Okee Harvesting 1 2 $30,264 100.00%
Nestor Morales Dba Nestor Morales Harvesting 2 $17,821 100.00%
Mario Lennox Bencomo 2 $30,264 100.00%
Anzualda Harvesting Inc Petition 3 2 $31,710 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 2 2 $30,295 100.00%
Flowing Gold Apiaries 2 $23,483 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Moran General Contractor Inc 4 $60,658 40.00%
Intersil Communications Llc 4 $81,079 40.00%
Tgc Llc 4 $59,623 40.00%
Sofidel America Corp 4 $103,428 40.00%
Ocwen Financial Corporation 4 $87,734 40.00%
Bilantar Constructions Usa Llc 4 $79,560 40.00%
El Chao International Inc 4 $52,255 40.00%
Vmr Productsllc 4 $78,713 40.00%
Sei Electric Llc 4 $141,622 40.00%
Copex International Inc 4 $107,536 40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Printing Ink Manufacturing 5 $79,564 83.33%
Telephone Answering Services 5 $112,574 83.33%
Corn Farming 5 $47,170 83.33%
Sugar Manufacturing 5 $68,058 83.33%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing 5 $83,699 83.33%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $52,957 83.33%
Metal Can Manufacturing 5 $85,750 83.33%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 5 $77,442 83.33%
Linen And Uniform Supply 5 $67,760 83.33%
Dance Companies 5 $35,277 83.33%
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