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 %
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2	$35,110	100.00%
Motorcycle Mechanics	2	$29,952	100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	2	$36,754	100.00%
Appraisers, Real Estate	2	$56,140	100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Physicians	2	$105,382	100.00%
Animal Trainers	2	$35,318	100.00%
Electricians	2	$35,942	100.00%
Office Clerks, General	2	$25,220	100.00%
Photographers	2	$23,681	100.00%
Dental Assistants	2	$33,405	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Actors	1	$44,470	11.11%
Statistical Assistants	1	$36,837	11.11%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	1	$42,307	11.11%
Product Safety Engineers	1	$68,474	11.11%
Firefighters	1	$36,046	11.11%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	1	$99,403	11.11%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	1	$54,662	11.11%
Carpet Installers	1	$24,066	11.11%
Furniture Finishers	1	$32,906	11.11%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	1	$34,674	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 %
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 %
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc	55	$71,382	87.30%
Salesforce Inc	55	$106,642	88.71%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc	55	$72,208	88.71%
Iblesoft Incduns791327054	55	$68,782	88.71%
Shands Teaching Hospital And Clinics Inc	55	$67,853	88.71%
The Univision Network Limited Partnership	55	$56,804	88.71%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na	55	$77,205	88.71%
Strategic Resources International Inc	55	$58,891	88.71%
Pharmfood Group Of Companies Inc	54	$52,462	88.52%
Global Tpa Llc	54	$68,789	88.52%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Trejo Bros Produce Llc	2	$21,414	100.00%
F C Of Arcadia Inc	2	$16,234	100.00%
Paulvales Harvesting Llc	2	$32,718	100.00%
Cypress Creek Farms Inc	2	$19,802	100.00%
Agriculture Growth Services	2	$23,868	100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 1	2	$28,267	100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 3	2	$30,264	100.00%
Eliseo Mendoza	2	$19,553	100.00%
Walther Three Rivers Llc	2	$27,092	100.00%
Joseph Mark Imbesi	2	$30,264	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chic Glam Llc	5	$22,905	41.67%
Bcc Engineering Llc	5	$57,678	41.67%
I Squared Capital	5	$142,309	41.67%
Dimelink Llc	5	$66,456	41.67%
Nextera Energy Marketing Llc	5	$56,626	41.67%
Everblue Services Llc	5	$24,290	45.45%
Bank Ozk	5	$88,941	45.45%
Klav Enterprise Group Llc	5	$29,282	45.45%
Castro Legal Group	5	$35,198	45.45%
The Munie Company Dba Munie Greencare Professional	5	$23,795	45.45%

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.