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 Managers 484 $75,500 83.16%
Graphic Designers 473 $37,204 84.31%
Sales Managers 466 $93,243 83.51%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 466 $108,998 84.27%
Logisticians 459 $51,841 83.61%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 457 $44,546 84.16%
Chief Executives 450 $160,684 83.33%
Engineers, All Other 447 $63,960 85.47%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 423 $52,853 82.30%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $59,890 81.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 93 $3,310,426 90.29%
Coaches and Scouts 90 $38,369 96.77%
Cost Estimators 89 $45,807 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 88 $57,065 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 87 $37,787 102.35%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 87 $22,586 104.82%
Nursing Assistants 83 $22,229 102.47%
Dishwashers 76 $19,807 95.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 76 $53,418 100.00%
Childcare Workers 75 $22,421 98.68%
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 %
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing 154 $80,590 84.15%
Religious Organizations 153 $48,472 85.96%
Environmental Consulting Services 150 $63,208 87.21%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing 150 $73,776 87.21%
Residential Building Construction 141 $67,386 82.46%
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation 141 $102,870 84.94%
Graphic Design Services 138 $44,769 83.13%
Travel Agencies 137 $54,802 84.05%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 134 $51,073 82.72%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 132 $76,057 82.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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