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 %
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 %
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 424 $53,059 91.18%
Siemens Energy Inc 422 $85,775 91.14%
Syntel Inc 421 $66,267 91.52%
Nagarro Inc 417 $77,295 91.65%
Management Health Systems Inc 404 $58,861 88.99%
Synergy Technologies Llc 403 $76,381 90.36%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida Inc 398 $97,627 89.24%
Syntel Consulting Inc 398 $66,467 89.44%
Igate Technologies Inc 397 $64,779 89.21%
University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine 396 $51,785 90.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Melon Life Inc 17 $28,200 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting Inc 16 $23,104 100.00%
Gomello Llc 16 $26,549 100.00%
Pjs Harvesting Llc 16 $28,422 100.00%
Wonderful Bees 16 $26,571 100.00%
Statewide Harvesting Hauling Inc 16 $19,557 100.00%
Hire Us Inc 15 $27,871 100.00%
Ruiz Harvesting Inc 15 $23,832 100.00%
Sunshine Planting Llc 15 $30,478 100.00%
Frey Brothers 15 $29,304 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Focus It Inc 29 $91,727 34.12%
Cogent Healthcare Of Jacksonville Llc 28 $146,625 33.73%
Tech Data Corporation 28 $78,339 35.00%
Millicom International Services Llc 28 $105,126 35.44%
Gators Dockside Of Baldwin Park Llc 27 $21,427 34.62%
Temenos Usa Inc 26 $89,464 33.77%
Aircraft Development Flight Airways Corp 26 $49,638 35.14%
Across Borders Management Consulting Group Llc 26 $72,768 35.14%
Merrill Lynch 25 $85,189 35.21%
Edsa Inc 25 $47,438,889 35.71%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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