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 %
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 %
Fisher Asset Management Llc 10 $124,128 90.91%
Florida Cancer Specialists Pl 10 $243,318 90.91%
Red Hat Inc 10 $109,813 90.91%
Adp Llc 10 $83,108 90.91%
Js Pharmacy Llc 10 $88,936 90.91%
Orion Marine Construction Inc 10 $63,929 90.91%
Interpro Inc 10 $69,863 90.91%
Citadel Information Services Inc 10 $67,034 90.91%
Tekstrom Inc 10 $70,930 90.91%
Aptude Inc 10 $81,608 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gse Holdings Inc 1 $49,483 33.33%
Boueri Engineers Inc 1 $97,968 33.33%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 1 $63,881 33.33%
Sinotech Na Llc 1 $102,794 33.33%
M And H Brett Corporation 1 $102,794 33.33%
Miami Dents Inc 1 $58,802 33.33%
Kmt Waterjet Systems 1 $102,523 33.33%
Madeline E Babcock 1 $17,181 33.33%
Florida Emergency Physicians 1 $121,534 33.33%
Cinco Telecom Corp 1 $35,422 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Administrative Services 458 $68,004 84.19%
Computer Facilities Management Services 453 $83,902 87.79%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 448 $78,396 87.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 447 $67,943 87.65%
Advertising Agencies 445 $58,127 87.60%
Offices Of Dentists 433 $105,143 85.24%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing 428 $81,295 84.42%
Home Health Care Services 427 $68,969 89.89%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 416 $75,062 90.24%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 411 $97,213 92.99%

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