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 %
Sales Agents, Financial Services	4	$61,490	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	4	$45,729	66.67%
Social Workers, All Other	4	$32,752	66.67%
Quality Control Analysts	4	$58,256	66.67%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$45,923	66.67%
Pharmacy Technicians	4	$24,050	66.67%
Tax Preparers	4	$38,615	66.67%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	4	$52,936	66.67%
Mathematical Technicians	4	$41,730	66.67%
Electrical Engineering Technicians	4	$31,486	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	2	$37,929	18.18%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2	$31,034	18.18%
Counseling Psychologists	2	$40,134	18.18%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	2	$30,087	18.18%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2	$24,190	18.18%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	2	$33,218	18.18%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$69,995	18.18%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	2	$32,500	18.18%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	2	$43,150	18.18%
Physical Therapist Assistants	2	$42,723	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 %
Sudan	4	$46,275	44.44%
Eritrea	4	$27,331	44.44%
Macedonia	4	$47,301	44.44%
Bermuda	4	$53,437	44.44%
Cambodia	3	$69,333	33.33%
Cuba	3	$30,063	33.33%
Rwanda	3	$76,870	37.50%
St Lucia	3	$54,306	37.50%
Zambia	3	$29,307	42.86%
Tanzania	3	$48,611,978	42.86%

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)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	15	$47,774	83.33%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	15	$73,595	83.33%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	15	$135,721	83.33%
Glass Product Manufacturing Made Of Purchased Glass	15	$55,486	83.33%
Telephone Call Centers	15	$94,368	83.33%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	15	$55,651	83.33%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors	15	$67,927	83.33%
Other Airport Operations	15	$70,458	88.24%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation	15	$94,255	88.24%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	15	$69,042	88.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Schools And Instruction	7	$37,807	77.78%
Land Subdivision	7	$74,038	77.78%
Home Centers	7	$65,784	77.78%
Hardware And Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	7	$101,872	77.78%
Printing And Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers	7	$70,889	77.78%
Lessors Of Real Estate	7	$45,926	77.78%
Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	7	$111,485	77.78%
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	7	$64,616	77.78%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	7	$58,754	77.78%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7	$64,031	77.78%

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.