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)

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 %
Icore Infotech Inc 28 $74,509 87.50%
Maxisit Inc 28 $63,942 87.50%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 28 $62,163 87.50%
Renee Systems Inc 28 $63,196 87.50%
Autonation Inc 28 $85,344 87.50%
Technology Hub Inc 28 $63,242 87.50%
Svk Systems Inc 28 $69,788 87.50%
Nsm Securities Inc 28 $54,803 87.50%
Dataserv Inc 28 $80,221 87.50%
Covant Solutions Inc 28 $72,765 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natures Green Inc 6 Sup 1 $58,261 100.00%
Volusia Labor Solution Llc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Bedner Growers Inc 1 $49,691 100.00%
Bailey Farms South Llc 4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Mtz Harvesting And Hauling Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Pensacola Apiaries Llc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Red Berry Ranch Llc 4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Wilson Garcia 1 $23,130 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 4l30 1 $177 100.00%
Generation Fresh Llc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tesoro Usa Inc 3 $38,986 50.00%
Fishe Flying Corp 3 $31,544 50.00%
3 Z Mart Inc 3 $53,692 50.00%
Inversiones Tlr 2014 Corp 3 $62,705 50.00%
Pmmastro Inc 3 $63,794 50.00%
Akerman Llp 3 $60,597 50.00%
Breton Usa Customer Service Corp 3 $111,786 50.00%
Championship Dance Inc Dba Magic Dance Club 3 $47,694 50.00%
Chef Ness Gourmet Foods Llc 3 $43,902 50.00%
Fa Logistics International Corporation 3 $72,232 50.00%

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