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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $40,804 46.15%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%
Belize 11 $69,810 44.00%
Belgium 11 $73,984 45.83%
Saudi Arabia 10 $57,663 43.48%
Syria 10 $105,815 45.45%
Finland 10 $89,783 45.45%
Belarus 10 $68,374 47.62%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Indonesia 10 $36,432 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,771 $63,077 99.46%
Infosys Limited 7,373 $67,584 99.42%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 6,823 $75,982 97.92%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,460 $70,892 98.97%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,050 $80,919 95.19%
University Of Florida 2,616 $65,137 83.74%
Capgemini America Inc 2,562 $79,148 96.28%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,296 $66,742 96.59%
Citibank Na 1,897 $100,228 94.71%
Accenture Llp 1,675 $72,271 98.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc 77 $27,415 100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc 61 $28,486 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 46 $21,723 100.00%
Statewide Harvesting Hauling Llc 44 $33,477 100.00%
Ag Labor Llc 43 $30,764 100.00%
Jft Harvesting Inc 42 $29,843 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc 40 $24,172 100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd 37 $28,334 100.00%
Templabor Llc 33 $30,055 100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc 33 $26,234 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 865 $69,722 28.98%
University Of Florida 450 $73,709 19.56%
Citibank Na 290 $105,142 33.53%
Natures Way Farms Llc 253 $20,478 34.42%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates 172 $89,841 38.22%
Raymond James Associates 134 $101,903 31.02%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 102 $95,661 35.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp 95 $94,585 37.55%
Db Usa Core Corporation 92 $82,322 36.36%
Amgen Inc 90 $88,009 37.50%

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