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 %
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 %
Japan 25 $59,328 43.10%
Guatemala 24 $54,313 43.64%
Netherlands 23 $85,499 41.82%
Lebanon 22 $83,468 40.74%
Panama 21 $79,870 38.89%
Ireland 21 $69,903 39.62%
Haiti 20 $5,692,434 40.00%
United States Of America 19 $66,296 38.00%
Greece 19 $69,524 38.78%
Bulgaria 19 $52,266 40.43%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kyra Solutions Inc Fka Kyra Infotech Inc 44 $75,598 88.00%
Ikon It Solutions Inc 44 $55,262 88.00%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 44 $71,699 88.00%
Office Depot Llc 44 $87,074 88.00%
Sapatla Software Inc 44 $77,554 88.00%
Dys Technologies Inc 44 $63,653 88.00%
Datis Hr Cloud Inc 44 $83,940 88.00%
Kyra Infotech Inc 44 $60,680 88.00%
Deloitte Services Lp 43 $82,151 86.00%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 43 $73,046 86.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H2ag Llc 2 $32,718 100.00%
Joel Guzman Harvesting 2 $16,234 100.00%
Butler Tree Farm Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Pedro Gc Inc 2 $30,722 100.00%
Big River Honey Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
3d Land And Farms 2 $30,264 100.00%
Terry Joe Baker Farms Llc 2 $24,742 100.00%
Aa Huapilla Produce Llc 2 $24,742 100.00%
Rr Harvesting Inc 2 $17,754 100.00%
Sod Wise Inc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Falconbridge Services Llc 4 $59,379 40.00%
Law Office Of Shayne Epstein 4 $47,112 40.00%
Upstream Downstream Specialized Services Inc 4 $127,182 40.00%
Triumph Marketing Solutions Llc 4 $128,669 40.00%
Fa Logistics International Corp 4 $52,791 40.00%
Accesso Services Llc 4 $105,706 40.00%
Ameri Property Management Inc 4 $112,908 40.00%
Venus Tires Inc 4 $36,483 40.00%
Wolfvic Lc 4 $53,045 40.00%
Psc Building Group Inc 4 $82,342 40.00%

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