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 %
India	4,442	$4,828,874	46.59%
Venezuela	1,578	$58,794	40.66%
Brazil	1,437	$150,395	40.74%
Philippines	1,393	$816,849	51.42%
Colombia	849	$45,559	44.24%
Mexico	441	$392,363	44.01%
Canada	421	$715,591	42.44%
China	409	$2,666,782	45.24%
Argentina	366	$67,747	44.36%
Italy	284	$98,948	42.64%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Protocol Infotech Inc Duns 830803735	127	$67,593	85.23%
Harvest Software Solutions Llc	127	$70,642	85.23%
Grandison Management Inc	127	$61,870	85.23%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc	126	$81,386	85.71%
Erp Analysts Inc	126	$79,191	86.30%
Innovative Scheduling Llc	126	$63,506	86.90%
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida	126	$83,382	87.50%
Ryder System Inc	125	$88,701	87.41%
Itech Us Inc	125	$71,117	88.03%
Xoriant Corporation	124	$83,535	87.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Worldwide Harvesting Company Llc	8	$26,590	100.00%
Navarro Harvesting Inc	8	$27,999	100.00%
Daniel Harvesting Inc	8	$27,885	100.00%
Barkman Apiaries Llc	8	$26,239	100.00%
Margiric Farm Llc	8	$24,511	100.00%
Wild Goose Farms Llc	8	$25,412	100.00%
Agri Flo Harvesting Llc	8	$29,879	100.00%
T X Two Llc	8	$34,596	100.00%
Hackney Nursery Inc	8	$35,802	100.00%
Berry Red Farms Llc	8	$30,150	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hoerbiger Corporation Of America Inc	10	$57,317	33.33%
Central Florida Inpatient Medicine	10	$88,885	33.33%
Florida State College At Jacksonville	10	$52,728	34.48%
Broken Sound Clubinc	10	$54,138	34.48%
Qualex Consulting Services Inc	10	$76,947	34.48%
Mckesson Corporation	10	$74,048	34.48%
Howmedica Osteonics Corpstryker Ortho	10	$86,433	34.48%
Techaffinity Consulting Inc	10	$81,620	34.48%
Pandera Systems Llc	10	$86,638	34.48%
Boca West Country Club	10	$32,059	34.48%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Credit Bureaus	88	$83,150	88.89%
Reinsurance Carriers	88	$87,340	88.89%
Aircraft Manufacturing	86	$80,676	88.66%
Power And Communication Line And Related Structures Construction	85	$80,232	87.63%
Soft Drink Manufacturing	85	$87,550	87.63%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	82	$67,222	85.42%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	81	$75,937	85.26%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution	79	$105,509	83.16%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	79	$72,556	84.95%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing	78	$83,896	84.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
New Multifamily Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	48	$62,824	90.57%
Flooring Contractors	48	$45,682	92.31%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	47	$89,017	90.38%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	46	$51,128	88.46%
New Housing For Sale Builders	46	$66,701	90.20%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	45	$93,950	90.00%
Line Haul Railroads	45	$72,816	91.84%
Mushroom Production	45	$20,675	91.84%
Framing Contractors	44	$30,513	91.67%
Automotive Body Paint And Interior Repair And Maintenance	44	$46,008	91.67%

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.