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 %
Acute Care Nurses	6	$79,328	85.71%
Automotive Engineers	5	$89,423	71.43%
Cytotechnologists	5	$52,141	71.43%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	5	$39,495	71.43%
Respiratory Therapists	5	$51,497	71.43%
Medical Assistants	5	$26,578	71.43%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	5	$51,846	71.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	5	$40,938	71.43%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	5	$17,059	71.43%
Program Directors	5	$78,890	71.43%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Security Guards	3	$28,926	27.27%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	3	$32,982	27.27%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	3	$32,899	27.27%
Radiologic Technologists	3	$51,806	27.27%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3	$44,089	27.27%
Loan Officers	3	$92,109	27.27%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	2	$111,998	18.18%
Shampooers	2	$18,283	18.18%
Radio and Television Announcers	2	$48,891	18.18%
Automotive Engineers	2	$81,172	18.18%

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 %
Cambodia	3	$69,333	42.86%
Cuba	3	$30,063	50.00%
Rwanda	3	$76,870	50.00%
St Lucia	3	$54,306	50.00%
Zambia	3	$29,307	50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis	2	$83,700	33.33%
Tajikistan	2	$21,622	33.33%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	40.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	40.00%
Montenegro	2	$34,952	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Revenue Management Solutions Llc	46	$60,649	90.20%
Ipolarity Llc	46	$67,987	90.20%
Ramps International Inc	45	$67,101	88.24%
Advantage It Inc	45	$62,475	88.24%
Orlando Health Medical Group Inc	45	$220,941	88.24%
Sysfore Technologies Inc	45	$61,656	88.24%
Tekwissen Llc	45	$70,046	88.24%
Broken Sound Club Inc	45	$37,509	88.24%
Kairos Technologies Inc	45	$66,780	88.24%
Promatrix Corp	44	$62,309	88.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Blue Head Farms Llc	2	$17,805	100.00%
Dimare Homestead Inc 1	2	$30,264	100.00%
L Walthers Sons Inc 1	2	$27,477	100.00%
Nicholas Sallusto	2	$30,264	100.00%
Gold Star Farms	2	$29,806	100.00%
S Sanchez Harvesting Inc	2	$30,722	100.00%
Anzualda Harvesting Inc Petition 2	2	$30,264	100.00%
Morgan Forage Harvesting	2	$30,264	100.00%
Tranex Inc	2	$18,145	100.00%
Terrapin Hill Farm Llc	2	$30,264	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Assurant Inc	4	$84,729	40.00%
Siemens Industry Inc	4	$119,917	40.00%
Urbana Creative Group Inc	4	$51,558	40.00%
Global Ets Llc	4	$80,616	40.00%
Bringabout Inc	4	$103,907	40.00%
Einfochips Inc	4	$99,063	40.00%
Inter American Division Publishing Association	4	$75,785	40.00%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	4	$101,845	40.00%
Cable Wireless Holdings Inc	4	$124,836	40.00%
Nutrition Formulators Inc	4	$59,275	40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,176	$69,987	91.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	12,773	$74,764	92.58%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,652	$59,762	83.24%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,555	$74,090	87.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,535	$74,832	95.51%
Management Consulting Services	4,834	$67,754	91.85%
Engineering Services	4,699	$68,654	93.38%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,471	$77,418	91.83%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	4,396	$85,874	96.17%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,961	$68,859	94.13%

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.