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)

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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $40,804 46.15%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%
Belize 11 $69,810 44.00%
Belgium 11 $73,984 45.83%
Saudi Arabia 10 $57,663 43.48%
Syria 10 $105,815 45.45%
Finland 10 $89,783 45.45%
Belarus 10 $68,374 47.62%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Indonesia 10 $36,432 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Indotronix International Corporation 57 $74,965 87.69%
M3bi Llc 57 $86,756 87.69%
Chetu Inc 57 $78,142 87.69%
Archimedean Academy Inc 57 $45,519 87.69%
Bi1 Solutions Inc 57 $53,301 89.06%
Palvai Global Services Inc 57 $46,886 89.06%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 57 $56,879 89.06%
Dotcom Team Llc 56 $72,095 87.50%
Bdo Usa Llp 56 $57,270 87.50%
Fecund Software Services Llc 56 $77,920 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Circle H Citrus Inc 6 2 $27,810 100.00%
Thomas Mark Roberts 2 $30,264 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc Drivers 3 2 $37,752 100.00%
East Coast Apiaries Llc 2 $25,470 100.00%
Adt Farms Of Florida Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Francisco Orozco Dba Orozco Harvesting 2 $17,821 100.00%
Cherry Lake Tree Farm Inc 2 $22,256 100.00%
Fidel T Barajas 2 $24,742 100.00%
Marian Farms Inc 2 $27,123 100.00%
Wild Goose Farms Llc Nursery 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hitachi Rail Usa Inc 5 $75,554 41.67%
Prime Air Cargo Inc 5 $49,296 41.67%
Arisglobal Llc 5 $105,252 41.67%
Geographic Solutions Inc 5 $75,138 41.67%
Francys Goncalves 5 $27,082 41.67%
Stetson University 5 $51,666 41.67%
Mdlive Inc 5 $54,442 41.67%
Us Tax Consulting Inc 5 $39,658 41.67%
Trothit 5 $96,342 41.67%
Sitel Operating Corporation 5 $87,568 41.67%

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