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 %
Commercial Divers 4 $34,154 30.77%
Driver/Sales Workers 4 $28,278 30.77%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 4 $61,833 30.77%
Photographers 4 $40,311 30.77%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 4 $28,501 30.77%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 4 $45,121 30.77%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 4 $44,798 30.77%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $55,457 30.77%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 4 $28,127 30.77%
Podiatrists 4 $70,512 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 %
Whiz It Solutions Inc 33 $65,565 91.67%
Att Services Inc 33 $102,912 91.67%
Vsion Technologies Inc 32 $91,949 88.89%
It Echelon Corporation 32 $64,641 88.89%
Sirisai Technologies Inc 32 $61,161 88.89%
Actavis Laboratories Fl Inc 32 $88,419 88.89%
Anjus Llc 32 $78,318 88.89%
Altimetrik Corp 32 $84,029 88.89%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc 32 $79,521 88.89%
Ganait Inc 32 $88,368 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mw Maxwell Honey Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Johnson Harvesting Inc 4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Townsend Honey Farm Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc Petition 1 1 $33,280 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fm21 1 $25,126 100.00%
William H Perry Dba Perry Apiary 1 $17,451 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 8 1 $29,806 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc Temp 3 1 $30,909 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ft21 1 $25,813 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 64 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Facebook Inc 3 $94,196 42.86%
Itrace Foundation Inc 3 $68,952 42.86%
La Primera International Corporation 3 $87,790 42.86%
Suncoast Communities Blood Bank 3 $61,762 42.86%
Victoria Nursing And Rehabilitation Center 3 $49,157 42.86%
Le Torch Investments Llc 3 $106,801 42.86%
Mwh Americas Inc 3 $72,054 42.86%
Beam4d Enterprises Llc 3 $59,911 42.86%
Bocavox Llc 3 $61,110 42.86%
A D Group Realty Llc 3 $80,323 42.86%

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