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 %
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc	72	$97,507	90.00%
Valuelabs Inc	72	$75,720	90.00%
Black Veatch Corporation	71	$84,072	89.87%
Techie Associates Llc	71	$91,720	89.87%
Reliable Software Resources Inc	71	$57,979	89.87%
Ncl Bahamas Ltd	71	$90,766	89.87%
Siri Infosolutions Inc	70	$72,636	88.61%
Barry University	70	$41,114	89.74%
Tekinvaderz Llc	70	$78,918	89.74%
Wabtec Us Rail Inc	70	$93,735	89.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Simple Life Farms Llc	3	$29,085	100.00%
Nestor Morales	3	$20,417	100.00%
Flores Sons Llc	3	$27,144	100.00%
Amigo Harvesting Inc	3	$19,438	100.00%
Anzualda Harvesting Inc Petition 1	3	$28,780	100.00%
Bronson Blooming Collection Inc	3	$27,144	100.00%
Aaa Faria Llc	3	$26,964	100.00%
Benjamin M Ramirez Harvesting Inc	3	$22,897	100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 6	3	$29,439	100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc 2	3	$28,475	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
La Bamba Mexican Spanish Restaurant Ii Inc	6	$32,427	40.00%
Apollonia Restaurant Llc	6	$30,001	40.00%
Global Visse Inc	6	$89,267	40.00%
Universal City Development Partners Ltd	6	$108,649	40.00%
Pharmfood Group Of Companies Inc	6	$59,870	40.00%
Techie Associates Llc	6	$98,287	42.86%
The Country Club At Woodfield Inc Dba Woodfield C	6	$29,560	42.86%
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp	6	$73,195	42.86%
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc	6	$62,795	42.86%
Gouveia Mota Services Llc	6	$22,090	42.86%

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.