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)

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 %
Honduras 86 $1,868,331 44.79%
Ukraine 81 $1,999,583 45.51%
Israel 69 $74,481 44.52%
Portugal 58 $54,997 38.93%
El Salvador 57 $55,423 42.54%
Taiwan 52 $52,922 41.60%
Egypt 48 $73,325 44.04%
Australia 47 $84,371 49.47%
Nigeria 39 $57,285 42.86%
Nicaragua 32 $53,357 35.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gryphon Enterprises Inc 30 $50,755 88.24%
Agility Technologies Llc 30 $68,878 90.91%
Florida Health Sciences Center Inc 30 $93,111 90.91%
Grant Thornton Llp 30 $63,087 90.91%
App Soft Solutions Inc 30 $63,715 90.91%
Vyzer Solutions Inc 30 $75,383 90.91%
Coast Dental Pa 30 $113,871 90.91%
E Business International Inc 29 $94,323 87.88%
Iron Mountain Information Management Llc 29 $134,333 87.88%
Florida Hospital Heartland Division 29 $68,925 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gustavo Cisneros 1 $21,135 100.00%
Rose Of Sharon Nursery Inc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Signet Construction Llc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fg24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Keystone Forestry Services 1 $24,357 100.00%
Martin Ramirez 1 $29,806 100.00%
Vch Management Inc 3 1 $30,722 100.00%
Harvestco Llc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Rod Cattle Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Spivey Farms Inc 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Conduent Business Services Llc 3 $85,688 50.00%
Royal Consulting Services Inc 3 $44,789 50.00%
Tgsv Enterprises Inc 3 $51,826 50.00%
Tissuetechinc 3 $60,951 50.00%
Wiredzonecom Inc 3 $62,123 50.00%
Biorep Technologies Inc 3 $43,084 50.00%
American Builders Supply 3 $45,164 50.00%
Srt Solutions Inc 3 $98,301 50.00%
Innovare Homes Llc 3 $43,007 50.00%
Fm Lab Inc 3 $38,438 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,677 $26,244 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 683 $26,892 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 630 $26,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 387 $26,556 100.00%
Apiculture 195 $26,584 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 156 $28,338 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 150 $23,699 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 103 $30,020 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 95 $27,965 100.00%
Orange Groves 81 $23,903 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,894 $139,073 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,163 $16,633,706 100.00%
Employment Services 2,227 $34,443 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,768 $59,905 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,203 $360,585 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1,030 $32,958 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 850 $213,817 100.00%
Janitorial Services 802 $22,323 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 760 $77,451 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 759 $73,337 100.00%

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