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 %
Construction and Building Inspectors	2	$59,738	66.67%
Product Safety Engineers	2	$75,109	66.67%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	2	$62,827	66.67%
Airfield Operations Specialists	2	$35,454	66.67%
Home Health Aides	2	$19,708	66.67%
Legal Secretaries	2	$26,726	66.67%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$61,989	66.67%
Informatics Nurse Specialists	2	$62,827	66.67%
Retail Salespersons	2	$32,906	66.67%
Fuel Cell Engineers	2	$83,783	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cooks, Short Order	1	$21,486	11.11%
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	1	$26,832	11.11%
Residential Advisors	1	$27,664	11.11%
Surgical Technologists	1	$32,677	11.11%
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1	$34,944	11.11%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	1	$21,341	11.11%
Brokerage Clerks	1	$31,117	11.11%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1	$64,979	11.11%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1	$28,600	11.11%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$80,510	11.11%

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 %
Kenya	125	$1,184,021	51.65%
Vietnam	122	$21,698	50.83%
Ecuador	108	$53,598	47.16%
Iran	106	$28,076	46.90%
Zimbabwe	105	$36,397	46.88%
Russia	100	$2,571,593	45.87%
South Africa	96	$60,742	44.65%
Dominican Republic	94	$62,740	44.55%
Jamaica	94	$1,575,425	46.31%
Germany	88	$81,366	45.13%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tech Data Corporation	54	$81,449	88.52%
Catalyst Systems Inc	54	$59,003	88.52%
Horizon Technologies Inc	54	$53,332	88.52%
Brightstar Corp	54	$111,241	88.52%
Insyst Inc	54	$51,236	90.00%
Aaj Computer Services Inc	54	$75,739	90.00%
Next Sphere Technologies Inc	54	$73,556	90.00%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc	54	$67,723	90.00%
Ruri Software Technologies Llc	54	$78,136	90.00%
Chen Tech Llc	54	$95,294	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
B E Harvesting Llc	2	$25,813	100.00%
Miguel A Lozano	2	$30,722	100.00%
William H Perry Dba Perry Apiaries	2	$21,070	100.00%
Carlos Jose Morales	2	$30,264	100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 3	2	$28,267	100.00%
Huerta Farms	2	$24,305	100.00%
Joshua Citrus Inc 1	2	$28,267	100.00%
Tdm Sales Llc	2	$30,264	100.00%
Krausland Farms Llc	2	$30,264	100.00%
Clonts Farms Inc	2	$25,470	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Huda Inc	5	$35,368	45.45%
Elliot Technologies Inc	5	$77,833	45.45%
Yummy House China Bistro Inc	5	$30,139	45.45%
Cfs Lake Nona Llc	5	$19,282	45.45%
Odp International Llc	5	$120,919	45.45%
King Tile Marble Corp	4	$32,136	36.36%
Gayle Woods Training	4	$35,724	36.36%
Ch Robinson Worldwide Inc	4	$48,038	36.36%
Kobi Karp Architecture And Interior Design	4	$44,143	36.36%
Broken Sound Club	4	$46,857	36.36%

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.