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 %
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	4	$22,400	80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	4	$46,987	80.00%
Forensic Science Technicians	4	$20,532	80.00%
Cargo and Freight Agents	4	$36,031	80.00%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	4	$29,354	80.00%
Music Directors	4	$38,028	80.00%
Orthotists and Prosthetists	4	$55,780	80.00%
Ophthalmologists	4	$88,941	80.00%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3	$44,769	60.00%
Computer Operators	3	$39,853	60.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Broadcast Technicians	2	$42,609	20.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$51,730	20.00%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	2	$34,986	20.00%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	2	$21,341	20.00%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$33,800	20.00%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	2	$40,633	20.00%
Genetic Counselors	2	$63,627	20.00%
Audiologists	2	$60,528	20.00%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$38,075	20.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	2	$111,998	20.00%

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 %
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc	88	$63,396	90.72%
Edsa Inc	88	$52,154	90.72%
Salesforcecom Inc	87	$101,783	90.63%
Db Services Nj Inc	87	$64,183	90.63%
Perficient Inc	87	$77,534	91.58%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc	86	$86,584	90.53%
Cogent Healthcare Of Jacksonville Llc	86	$162,004	91.49%
International Business Machines Corporation	86	$81,240	91.49%
Infisystems Llc	85	$54,410	90.43%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc	85	$104,766	90.43%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spivey Farms	4	$24,913	100.00%
Richard Mckenzie Sons Inc	4	$18,673	100.00%
Harvesting By R R	4	$14,992	100.00%
M Olguin Harvesting Llc	4	$27,867	100.00%
Cb Farms Of Florida	4	$35,776	100.00%
Farmland Conversion Consultants Llc Fl	4	$30,742	100.00%
Double Bar J Llc	4	$26,276	100.00%
The Magnolia Company Inc	4	$30,264	100.00%
Vanlandingham Farms Inc	4	$26,640	100.00%
Vg Topiary Nursery Inc	4	$27,867	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Memorial Health System Inc	7	$47,828	38.89%
Chaar Cooling Llc	7	$37,580	38.89%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc	7	$117,618	38.89%
Winndixie Stores Inc	7	$103,417	38.89%
Comfort Home Health Agency Inc	7	$19,822	38.89%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc	7	$90,688	38.89%
Discover Quartz And Granite Llc	7	$47,088	41.18%
Akkodis Inc Fka Modis Inc	7	$125,858	41.18%
Goltv Inc	6	$100,568	35.29%
Miami Tech Line Maintenance	6	$59,914	35.29%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Photographic Services	6	$62,456	85.71%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	6	$117,726	85.71%
Human Rights Organizations	6	$68,973	85.71%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing	6	$52,926	85.71%
Bottled Water Manufacturing	6	$40,040	85.71%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills	6	$89,003	85.71%
Fluid Power Valve And Hose Fitting Manufacturing	6	$66,446	85.71%
Floriculture Production	6	$49,126	85.71%
Alumina Refining And Primary Aluminum Production	6	$73,570	85.71%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries	6	$67,017	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$60,809	66.67%
Police Protection	2	$61,391	66.67%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$129,512	66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	2	$81,193	66.67%
Human Rights Organizations	2	$93,985	66.67%
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing	2	$79,945	66.67%
Credit Unions	2	$78,135	66.67%
Other Grain Farming	2	$64,709	66.67%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$56,628	66.67%
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	2	$4,799,205	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.