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 %
Mongolia 10 $80,055 47.62%
Turkmenistan 9 $28,339 45.00%
Czech Republic 9 $65,896 45.00%
Morocco 9 $60,109 47.37%
New Zealand 9 $73,349 50.00%
Kazakhstan 8 $41,304 44.44%
Guyana 7 $44,798 38.89%
Paraguay 7 $104,615 43.75%
Uganda 7 $78,035 43.75%
Singapore 6 $67,710 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anthem Inc 28 $92,160 87.50%
Reliant Vision Group Inc 28 $70,200 87.50%
Lex Nimble Solutions Inc 28 $78,996 87.50%
New Springs Inc 28 $41,158 87.50%
American Education And Translation Services Llc 28 $39,976 87.50%
Trinuc Llc 28 $52,782 87.50%
Sree Systems Llc 28 $62,569 87.50%
Coastal Construction Of Miami Dade County Inc 28 $83,416 87.50%
Intraedge Inc 28 $78,630 87.50%
Apurva Tech Inc 28 $57,964 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dimare Ruskin Inc 4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Dannys Wholesale Plants Llc 1 $21,135 100.00%
Rainbrook Farm Llc 1 $23,483 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc 6 Swfl 1 $30,722 100.00%
Nestor Morales Harvesting 1 $17,222 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 6 1 $25,813 100.00%
Natures Green Inc 3mech 1 $47,611 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl2 Pcd 1 $200 100.00%
Boracho Cattle Co 1 $20,280 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Florida Brewery Inc 3 $74,450 50.00%
Eancom Lp 3 $142,203 50.00%
Pelliconi Florida Llc 3 $55,841 50.00%
Piecemakers Llc 3 $97,039 50.00%
Adp Llc 3 $92,775 50.00%
Dios Llc 3 $35,256 50.00%
Hotel Providers Inc 3 $142,154 50.00%
Parkland International Music Academy 3 $38,529 50.00%
South Florida Lighting Team Llc 3 $36,816 50.00%
Alen Construction Group Inc 3 $59,592 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