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 %
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5	$32,240	71.43%
Clinical Psychologists	5	$50,220	71.43%
Traffic Technicians	5	$42,515	83.33%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	5	$53,693	83.33%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	5	$51,293	83.33%
Technical Directors/Managers	5	$44,524	83.33%
Commercial Pilots	5	$85,083	83.33%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	5	$42,752	83.33%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	5	$39,027	83.33%
Investment Fund Managers	5	$101,367	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Technical Directors/Managers	2	$42,973	18.18%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	2	$41,602	18.18%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	2	$34,986	18.18%
Editors	2	$69,535	18.18%
Medical Equipment Preparers	2	$31,596	18.18%
Designers, All Other	2	$40,768	18.18%
Mathematicians	2	$81,464	18.18%
Food Batchmakers	2	$21,258	18.18%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	2	$40,633	18.18%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2	$42,411	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 %
Benin	2	$72,653	40.00%
Cote D'ivoire	2	$63,752	40.00%
Malawi	2	$38,616	40.00%
Kosovo	2	$74,745	40.00%
Palestine	2	$64,189	40.00%
Mauritius	2	$138,092	40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis	2	$83,700	40.00%
Tajikistan	2	$21,622	50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$57,439	50.00%
Algeria	2	$49,816	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Paradigms International Group Llc	51	$67,011	89.47%
Devise Soft Inc	51	$61,358	89.47%
Chen Neighborhood Medical Centers Of South Florida Llc	51	$152,198	89.47%
Uma Education Inc	51	$66,767	89.47%
Jackson Therapy Partners Llc	51	$52,104	89.47%
Siemens Corporation	51	$78,669	89.47%
Oxygen Development Llc	51	$73,076	89.47%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd	51	$63,920	89.47%
Business Intelligence Solutions Inc	51	$56,742	89.47%
Smart Works Llc	50	$68,383	89.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
C L Farms Inc	2	$30,264	100.00%
St Joe Valley Apiaries	2	$26,926	100.00%
Sequel Holdings Limited Partnership	2	$24,742	100.00%
Bailey Farms South Llc 2	2	$27,810	100.00%
Bailey Farms South Llc 1	2	$30,264	100.00%
Melon Prince 1 Llc Petition 3	2	$27,810	100.00%
Gulf Citrus Harvesting Hauling Inc	2	$21,293	100.00%
Reyna Harvesting Inc	2	$24,357	100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 3	2	$28,267	100.00%
Johnson Harvesting Inc 1	2	$30,264	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates	4	$115,778	36.36%
Thales E Security Inc	4	$83,621	36.36%
Mitsukoshi Usainc	4	$43,509	36.36%
Signature Payroll Services Llc	4	$28,122,172	36.36%
Cubix Latin America	4	$70,605	36.36%
Energy Freight Systems	4	$75,717	36.36%
Nw Battery Llc Dba Nationwide Battery	4	$134,737	40.00%
Cma Cgm America Llc	4	$67,891	40.00%
Team Fanshop Fulfillment Dba Football Fanatics	4	$67,824	40.00%
Citilabs Inc	4	$74,703	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.