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 %
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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 271 $72,325 90.94%
Amzur Technologies Inc 260 $61,215 90.91%
World Fuel Services Corporation 252 $84,208 90.00%
Microsoft Corporation 251 $81,046 89.64%
Soft Computer Consultants Inc 249 $50,400 89.57%
Amazon Web Services Inc 248 $93,976 91.51%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 247 $82,322 91.82%
Servicenow Inc 247 $89,131 91.82%
Public Health Trust 246 $58,197 91.45%
Citigroup Technology Inc 245 $90,183 91.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pequeno Harvesting Llc 12 $36,410 100.00%
Beerom Apiaries Inc 12 $24,374 100.00%
Sb Harvesting Inc 12 $28,785 100.00%
Rp7 Enterprise Llc 12 $29,734 100.00%
Franco Medina Harvesting 12 $26,333 100.00%
Hr Harvesting Llc 12 $36,962 100.00%
F Madrid Harvesting Inc 12 $30,297 100.00%
Jester Bee Co 12 $22,832 100.00%
Jg Labor Harvesting Llc 12 $27,227 100.00%
Hb Harvesting Inc 12 $20,479 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bankers Healthcare Group 18 $54,003 36.00%
Beck Facility Services Llc 18 $19,531 36.00%
Avocent Huntsville Corp 17 $101,173 34.69%
Siemens Corporation 17 $82,063 34.69%
Rcg Global Services 17 $86,310 34.69%
Mosaicist Inc 17 $35,557 34.69%
Overseas Manpower Solutions Corp 17 $41,694 35.42%
Bernell Rhone 17 $22,173 35.42%
Ruri Software Technologies Llc 17 $85,614 35.42%
The Univision Network Limited Partnership 16 $95,568 34.04%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills 1 $129,480 100.00%
Grain And Oilseed Milling 1 $38,875 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 1 $72,301 100.00%
Flour Milling 1 $123,656 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $22,214 100.00%
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills 1 $72,093 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $41,870 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing 1 $53,893 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 1 $34,632 100.00%
Other Marine Fishing 1 $38,480 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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