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 %
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 %
Fisher Asset Management Llc 10 $124,128 90.91%
Florida Cancer Specialists Pl 10 $243,318 90.91%
Red Hat Inc 10 $109,813 90.91%
Adp Llc 10 $83,108 90.91%
Js Pharmacy Llc 10 $88,936 90.91%
Orion Marine Construction Inc 10 $63,929 90.91%
Interpro Inc 10 $69,863 90.91%
Citadel Information Services Inc 10 $67,034 90.91%
Tekstrom Inc 10 $70,930 90.91%
Aptude Inc 10 $81,608 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gse Holdings Inc 1 $49,483 33.33%
Boueri Engineers Inc 1 $97,968 33.33%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 1 $63,881 33.33%
Sinotech Na Llc 1 $102,794 33.33%
M And H Brett Corporation 1 $102,794 33.33%
Miami Dents Inc 1 $58,802 33.33%
Kmt Waterjet Systems 1 $102,523 33.33%
Madeline E Babcock 1 $17,181 33.33%
Florida Emergency Physicians 1 $121,534 33.33%
Cinco Telecom Corp 1 $35,422 33.33%

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