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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,033 25.00%
Security Guards 3 $28,926 25.00%
Librarians 3 $37,981 25.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 3 $43,042 25.00%
Biostatisticians 3 $63,516 25.00%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 3 $44,089 25.00%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 3 $32,982 25.00%
Telemarketers 3 $22,866 25.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 3 $32,899 25.00%
Radiologic Technologists 3 $51,806 25.00%
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 %
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $83,700 40.00%
Tajikistan 2 $21,622 40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 40.00%
Algeria 2 $49,816 40.00%
Montenegro 2 $34,952 40.00%
Estonia 2 $64,840 40.00%
Iraq 2 $90,719 40.00%
Namibia 2 $62,140 50.00%
Slovenia 2 $54,918 50.00%
Kuwait 2 $61,080 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stryker Corporation 40 $96,411 90.91%
Lilax Technologies Inc 40 $59,116 93.02%
Florida Polytechnic University 40 $54,271 93.02%
Us Bank National Association 40 $99,180 93.02%
Infolob Solutions Inc 40 $63,628 93.02%
Logical Paradigm Llc 40 $56,656 93.02%
Gssr Inc 40 $80,010 93.02%
Global Business Consulting Services Inc 40 $57,695 93.02%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 39 $82,180 90.70%
Indus Group Inc 39 $76,238 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fv25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fr24 1 $29,806 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Fl 1 1 $25,813 100.00%
Red Berry Ranch Llc 6 1 $32,698 100.00%
North Florida Bees Llc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Seaboard Berry Farms Llc Sb1 1 $32,698 100.00%
Jose M Ibarra Harvesting Jose M Ibarra 1 $18,158 100.00%
Resource Group Us Llc 2 1 $52,770 100.00%
Vch Management Inc 2 1 $29,806 100.00%
Orange Blossom Harvestinginc Dba Orange Blossom H 1 $17,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Us Champions Soccer Academy Llc 4 $48,446 50.00%
Cardinal Health 4 $71,755 50.00%
Slavic Integrated Administration Inc 4 $81,573 50.00%
American Homecare Equipment Inc 4 $37,019 50.00%
Interealty Exchange Inc 4 $49,447 50.00%
Marcum Llp 4 $80,959 50.00%
Multiphone Latin America Inc 4 $44,871 50.00%
Harvest Institute Llc 4 $41,028 50.00%
Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc 4 $95,607 50.00%
Osko Inc 4 $99,710 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