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 %
Kenya 125 $1,184,021 51.65%
Vietnam 122 $21,698 50.83%
Ecuador 108 $53,598 47.16%
Iran 106 $28,076 46.90%
Zimbabwe 105 $36,397 46.88%
Russia 100 $2,571,593 45.87%
South Africa 96 $60,742 44.65%
Dominican Republic 94 $62,740 44.55%
Jamaica 94 $1,575,425 46.31%
Germany 88 $81,366 45.13%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First Object Inc 27 $71,986 90.00%
3k Technologies Llc 27 $83,008 90.00%
Prosoft It Services Inc 27 $59,073 90.00%
Catalina Marketing Corporation 27 $90,961 90.00%
Elutions Inc 27 $64,818 90.00%
California Creative Solutions Inc 27 $72,659 90.00%
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Research Institute Lifetime Cancer Screening Center Inc 27 $144,864 90.00%
Aetna Resources Llc 27 $101,056 90.00%
Gdn Infotech Inc 27 $72,661 90.00%
Serve Virtual Enterprises Inc 27 $74,378 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Melon Prince1 Llc Petition 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fg25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Juan Vasquez 1 $18,664 100.00%
Land Agri Business Inc 1 $23,483 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc 6 Drivers 1 $49,691 100.00%
Luis Hernandez 1 $25,126 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 4 1 $55,307 100.00%
Flo Ag Llc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc Fl 2 Citrusberry 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Bd2 1 $37,440 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gartner Inc 3 $109,838 50.00%
Miami Agora Llc Dba Riviera Point Development Gro 3 $59,564 50.00%
Two Brothers Kendale Lakes Inc 3 $54,850 50.00%
Fujifilm Medical Systems Usa Inc 3 $106,357 50.00%
Kida Trucking Inc 3 $43,458 50.00%
Iqvia Inc 3 $95,098 50.00%
Team International Group Of America Inc 3 $84,247 50.00%
Venuetize Inc 3 $112,112 50.00%
Scs Logistics Dba Avalanche Express 3 $49,892 50.00%
Parkhaus1 Performance Llc 3 $90,168 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