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 %
Clinical Psychologists	2	$43,108	18.18%
Construction and Building Inspectors	2	$74,443	18.18%
Physical Therapist Assistants	2	$42,723	18.18%
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	2	$21,497	18.18%
Sound Engineering Technicians	2	$44,856	18.18%
Floor Sanders and Finishers	2	$36,629	18.18%
Ship Engineers	2	$76,752	18.18%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities	2	$74,152	18.18%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$46,873	18.18%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2	$24,087	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 %
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 %
Other Grantmaking And Giving Services	6	$90,771	85.71%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	6	$72,159	85.71%
Petrochemical Manufacturing	6	$99,819	85.71%
Other Aquaculture	6	$88,878	85.71%
Passenger Car Leasing	6	$62,074	85.71%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	6	$78,621	85.71%
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing	6	$68,085	85.71%
Farm And Garden Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	6	$44,183	85.71%
Book Periodical And Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers	6	$58,101	85.71%
Automotive Parts Accessories And Tire Retailers	6	$67,995	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$117,749	50.00%
Other Crop Farming	2	$58,292	50.00%
Pension Funds	2	$59,270	50.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills	2	$66,019	50.00%
Credit Intermediation And Related Activities	2	$71,885	50.00%
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	2	$33,447	50.00%
Repair And Maintenance	2	$42,765	50.00%
Industrial Truck Tractor Trailer And Stacker Machinery Manufacturing	2	$111,987	66.67%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	2	$67,340	66.67%
Photographic Services	2	$49,057	66.67%

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.