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 %
Ship Engineers 3 $77,868 75.00%
Radiologic Technologists 3 $60,223 75.00%
Procurement Clerks 3 $37,251 75.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 3 $39,533 75.00%
Tutors 3 $33,638 75.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $129,626 50.00%
Childcare Workers 2 $21,393 50.00%
Document Management Specialists 2 $62,400 50.00%
Real Estate Sales Agents 2 $33,125 50.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 2 $28,018 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Professional Business Concepts 10 $44,957 90.91%
Scpf America Llc 10 $56,799 90.91%
Bilkey Llinas Design Associates Inc 10 $49,130 90.91%
Usr Systems 10 $47,339 90.91%
Absen Inc 10 $51,150 90.91%
Banco Itau Europa International 10 $63,818 90.91%
Take Enterprise Services Inc 10 $37,457 90.91%
Ecm Acquisitions Inc 10 $46,500 90.91%
Windlogics Inc 10 $55,413 90.91%
South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation For Research And Education 10 $41,409 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marble By Arms Inc 1 $48,942 33.33%
Surry Stables Inc 1 $25,272 33.33%
The Richardson Montessori Academy 1 $34,000 33.33%
Trubamboo Llc 1 $42,723 33.33%
Brooker Rooney Pa 1 $49,587 33.33%
Centro De Terapia Avanzada Inc 1 $28,142 33.33%
Hands On Learning Corp 1 $0 33.33%
Winter Park Imports Inc 1 $40,851 33.33%
Innovative International Llc 1 $61,963 33.33%
Captain John Roy Redman Inc 1 $43,888 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 4 $26,468 80.00%
Cattle Feedlots 4 $28,865 100.00%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers 4 $18,673 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 4 $25,298 100.00%
Truck Transportation 4 $24,804 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 4 $21,247 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 4 $26,504 100.00%
Soybean Farming 3 $36,199 75.00%
Hay Farming 3 $28,600 75.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 3 $27,144 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Religious Organizations 152 $58,006 98.06%
Residential Remodelers 150 $46,421 98.04%
Offices Of Physicians 148 $116,216 97.37%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 147 $41,039 98.00%
Child Care Services 145 $39,109 97.97%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 140 $84,715 95.24%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 136 $48,588 93.79%
Temporary Help Services 135 $12,735,092 96.43%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 130 $65,838 95.59%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors 129 $57,264 95.56%

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