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 %
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 %
Namibia 2 $62,140 50.00%
Slovenia 2 $54,918 50.00%
Kuwait 2 $61,080 66.67%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $112,289 66.67%
Yemen 2 $100,214 66.67%
Niger 1 $24,650 33.33%
Cayman Islands 1 $129,813 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $36,629 33.33%
Burkina Faso 1 $81,806 33.33%
Iceland 1 $48,860 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cable Wireless Communications Inc 28 $99,836 90.32%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 28 $79,770 90.32%
Southern Glazers Wine And Spirits Llc 28 $104,250 90.32%
Xp Investments Us Llc 28 $84,471 90.32%
Healthplan Services Inc 28 $85,432 90.32%
United Techno Solutions Inc 28 $80,945 90.32%
Digital Intelligence Systems Llc 28 $76,468 90.32%
Teco Services Inc 28 $90,153 90.32%
Coforge Limited 28 $95,359 90.32%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 28 $117,225 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Desoto Harvesting Inc Dba J Ruben Ruiz 1 $15,246 100.00%
Black Gold Farms Inc 1 $30,722 100.00%
King Ranch Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Citrus Harvesting Inc 5 1 $29,806 100.00%
Delta Southern Resource Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Vallejo Fuentes Harvestingllc 1 $25,813 100.00%
Citrus Harvesting Inc 7 1 $25,813 100.00%
Damian Guerrero 1 $29,806 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Gfw2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fq21 1 $25,813 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miami Beach Chc 3 $156,166 50.00%
Os Management Inc 3 $124,509 50.00%
The Energy Authority Inc 3 $54,461 50.00%
Jb Builders Contractors Inc 3 $29,682 50.00%
One Identity Llc 3 $87,887 50.00%
Grey Oaks Country Club 3 $31,096 50.00%
Vitas Hospice Services Llc 3 $78,818 50.00%
Bramstones Group Corp 3 $33,134 50.00%
Jonathans Landing Golf Club 3 $45,545 50.00%
Gubagoo Inc 3 $72,467 50.00%

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