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 %
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3	$44,677	75.00%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	3	$39,333	75.00%
Tour Guides and Escorts	3	$29,251	75.00%
Labor Relations Specialists	3	$55,817	75.00%
Counseling Psychologists	3	$66,872	75.00%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	3	$34,216	75.00%
Musicians and Singers	3	$25,251	75.00%
Urologists	3	$169,888	75.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	3	$43,285	75.00%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	3	$44,963	75.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	2	$43,847	20.00%
Editors	2	$69,535	20.00%
Mathematicians	2	$81,464	20.00%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities	2	$74,152	20.00%
Glaziers	2	$44,429	20.00%
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	2	$37,929	20.00%
Social Science Research Assistants	2	$36,525	20.00%
Food Science Technicians	2	$29,349	20.00%
Counseling Psychologists	2	$40,134	20.00%
Painters, Transportation Equipment	2	$44,741	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 %
Thailand	31	$46,518	35.23%
Romania	31	$62,034	36.05%
Uruguay	30	$75,998	36.14%
Hungary	30	$52,411	36.59%
Jordan	29	$73,164	43.28%
Bolivia	29	$54,676	44.62%
Poland	28	$68,942	45.16%
Trinidad And Tobago	27	$57,490	44.26%
Albania	26	$34,837	42.62%
Ethiopia	26	$85,969	42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mufg Bank Ltd	27	$120,237	87.10%
Florida Nephrology Plc	27	$165,398	87.10%
Ascii Group Llc	27	$66,994	87.10%
Techaffinity Consulting Inc	27	$69,135	87.10%
Kronsys Inc	27	$69,288	87.10%
Sdh Systems Llc	27	$75,635	87.10%
General Electric Company	27	$81,898	87.10%
Apogee Medical Group Florida Inc	27	$126,417	87.10%
Kolla Soft Inc	27	$55,008	87.10%
Mc2 Models Miami Llc	27	$32,564	87.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 7	1	$29,806	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fr22	1	$25,813	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ff24	1	$29,806	100.00%
Vargas Dark Clown Harvesting Inc	1	$25,126	100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Sdaeo	1	$32,698	100.00%
Onsite Ag Services	1	$29,806	100.00%
Riverbell Inc	1	$18,673	100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl7 Pc	1	$30,722	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fa22	1	$25,813	100.00%
Fc Of Arcadia Inc 4	1	$29,806	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spherea Llc	3	$75,081	50.00%
Vigo Vigo Cpa Llp	3	$38,404	50.00%
Elite Custom Granite Corp	3	$37,156	50.00%
Beach Tyrex Llc	3	$42,501	50.00%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc	3	$112,854	50.00%
Sr Chandra Inc	3	$49,116	50.00%
Vital Ac Solutions Inc	3	$40,955	50.00%
Dentsply Sirona Inc	3	$79,997	50.00%
Ramgus45 Llc	3	$75,233	50.00%
Dart Industries Inc	3	$60,514	50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,176	$69,987	91.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	12,773	$74,764	92.58%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,652	$59,762	83.24%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,555	$74,090	87.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,535	$74,832	95.51%
Management Consulting Services	4,834	$67,754	91.85%
Engineering Services	4,699	$68,654	93.38%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,471	$77,418	91.83%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	4,396	$85,874	96.17%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,961	$68,859	94.13%

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.