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 %
Spain 238 $460,397 43.99%
United Kingdom 205 $76,008 38.25%
Bangladesh 198 $1,505,880 40.33%
France 193 $75,893 45.95%
Nepal 148 $4,951,556 42.53%
South Korea 145 $40,026 41.91%
Peru 136 $52,609 42.77%
Turkey 133 $1,137,655 46.83%
Chile 128 $70,874 46.38%
Pakistan 128 $1,966,775 47.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wta Tour Inc 30 $71,483 88.24%
Vantage Erp Llc 30 $62,126 88.24%
Unicom Technologies Inc 30 $78,497 88.24%
Img Academy Llc 30 $39,484 88.24%
Motionpoint Corporation 30 $62,625 88.24%
Costa Farms Llc 30 $57,158 88.24%
Bank Ozk 30 $83,225 88.24%
Lakeview Loan Servicing Llc 30 $80,475 88.24%
Data Solutions Inc 30 $68,135 88.24%
Cbs Interactive Inc 30 $86,878 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmer Mikes Produce Inc Fl 3 1 $30,722 100.00%
King Ranch Florida Farm Inc Ii 1 $25,813 100.00%
Alliance Branford Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
B E Harvesting Llc Petition 5 1 $29,806 100.00%
Araona Labor Logistics Llc 3 1 $30,722 100.00%
The Native Guy Llc 1 $28,080 100.00%
Barnes Farming Corporation 1 $29,806 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fc22 1 $25,813 100.00%
Seaboard Berry Farms Llc Sb4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Nicholas Alexander Esler 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geddam Solutions And Services Inc 3 $95,673 50.00%
Armandeus Corporation 3 $60,805 50.00%
Everest Reinsurance Company 3 $119,038 50.00%
Inversiones Kaluca Llc 3 $42,896 50.00%
Nuance Communications Inc 3 $84,795 50.00%
Enerco Solutions Services Llc 3 $165,124 50.00%
Exceptional Resources Inc 3 $81,134 50.00%
Vs Pembroke Pines Inc 3 $33,197 50.00%
Inversiones 203 Llc 3 $54,121 50.00%
Media 8inc 3 $35,769 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