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 %
Industrial Ecologists 1 $39,000 100.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $44,595 100.00%
Music Composers and Arrangers 1 $101,109 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 1 $36,234 100.00%
Craft Artists 1 $27,706 100.00%
Boilermakers 1 $0 100.00%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1 $24,794 100.00%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 1 $50,918 100.00%
Securities and Commodities Traders 1 $113,194 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Costume Attendants 1 $45,344 12.50%
Logistics Engineers 1 $36,546 12.50%
Geographers 1 $61,506 12.50%
Physical Therapists 1 $58,053 12.50%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 1 $51,000 12.50%
Financial Clerks, All Other 1 $30,534 12.50%
Phlebotomists 1 $30,950 12.50%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 1 $43,717 12.50%
Team Assemblers 1 $66,331 12.50%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1 $44,762 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 %
Japan 25 $59,328 43.10%
Guatemala 24 $54,313 43.64%
Netherlands 23 $85,499 41.82%
Lebanon 22 $83,468 40.74%
Panama 21 $79,870 38.89%
Ireland 21 $69,903 39.62%
Haiti 20 $5,692,434 40.00%
United States Of America 19 $66,296 38.00%
Greece 19 $69,524 38.78%
Bulgaria 19 $52,266 40.43%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Exactech Inc 49 $64,604 90.74%
Arcadis Us Inc 49 $67,830 90.74%
Baycare Health System Inc 49 $75,526 90.74%
Scioinspire Corporation 49 $65,031 90.74%
Mastec Services Company Inc 49 $85,427 90.74%
Emc Corporation 49 $96,165 90.74%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc 49 $88,168 90.74%
Security Iris Inc 49 $70,204 90.74%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc 49 $99,740 90.74%
Impetus Technologies Inc 49 $93,163 90.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Honey Land Farms Ii Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Fidel Barajas 2 $21,293 100.00%
East Bay Landscaping Irrigation 2 $27,810 100.00%
Jose M Ibarra Harvesting 2 $17,821 100.00%
Sundance Growers Inc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Migo Harvest Inc 2 $30,722 100.00%
H2a Workforce Consulting Llc 2 $26,738 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 1 2 $28,267 100.00%
Rodney Hurd Apiaries 2 $35,360 100.00%
Nv Produce Inc 2 $25,470 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quirch Foods 4 $56,082 40.00%
Hokkaido Hibachi Sushi Llc 4 $25,772 40.00%
Business Information Technology Solutionscom Inc 4 $89,092 40.00%
Infinite Energy Inc 4 $74,547 40.00%
Discovery Latin America Llc 4 $79,321 40.00%
Collage Investments Llc 4 $62,587 40.00%
Fusion Media Network Llc 4 $99,263 40.00%
Ocme America Corporation 4 $96,913 40.00%
Resma Llc 4 $41,886 40.00%
Banesco International Corp 4 $95,150 40.00%

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