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 %
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1 $28,704 100.00%
Midwives 1 $45,261 100.00%
Sewing Machine Operators 1 $32,885 100.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $27,914 100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $52,603 100.00%
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 1 $56,701 100.00%
Climate Change Analysts 1 $58,074 100.00%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 1 $41,974 100.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 1 $49,837 100.00%
Talent Directors 1 $65,125 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $51,630 12.50%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1 $45,552 12.50%
Actors 1 $44,470 12.50%
Statistical Assistants 1 $36,837 12.50%
Product Safety Engineers 1 $68,474 12.50%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $60,810 12.50%
Registered Nurses 1 $69,534 12.50%
Sewing Machine Operators 1 $29,494 12.50%
Fundraisers 1 $40,581 12.50%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 1 $54,662 12.50%
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 %
Benin 2 $72,653 40.00%
Cote D'ivoire 2 $63,752 40.00%
Malawi 2 $38,616 40.00%
Kosovo 2 $74,745 40.00%
Palestine 2 $64,189 40.00%
Mauritius 2 $138,092 40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $83,700 40.00%
Tajikistan 2 $21,622 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 50.00%
Algeria 2 $49,816 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transunion Risk And Alternative Data Solutions Inc 26 $86,618 89.66%
Cpg Solutions Llc 26 $68,190 89.66%
Echotech Software Solutions 26 $65,583 89.66%
Turner Construction 26 $66,382 89.66%
Cyient Inc 26 $71,894 89.66%
Johnson Johnson Services Inc 26 $107,976 89.66%
It Vertex Inc 26 $59,518 89.66%
Staxa Technologies Llc 26 $84,241 89.66%
Lilli Technology Llc 26 $76,239 89.66%
Sira Consulting Inc 26 $77,530 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Gfw4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Gm Harvesting Inc Fl2 1 $29,806 100.00%
Seaboard Berry Farms Llc D1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Sbhlp Inc 1 $18,673 100.00%
Staffing Abroad 1 $30,722 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc Ph1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fp22 1 $25,813 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc Fl Puller 1 $23,379 100.00%
William H Perry Jr Dba Perry Apiaries 1 $24,357 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Resource 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seaco America Llc 3 $136,850 50.00%
Vcma Corp 3 $30,812 50.00%
Design Solutions Unlimited Inc 3 $40,581 50.00%
National Hospitalist Services Pc 3 $208,000 50.00%
Sap Labs Llc 3 $124,004 50.00%
Ipp Management Corporation 3 $54,933 50.00%
Atlantix Partners Llc 3 $67,558 50.00%
Kipu Systems Llc 3 $134,042 50.00%
Casa Tua Cucina Associates Llc 3 $80,066 60.00%
Master Vacation Homes 3 $48,527 60.00%

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