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 %
Occupational Therapists 377 $60,320 86.07%
Cost Estimators 355 $54,948 81.99%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 341 $51,039 82.97%
Biological Scientists, All Other 336 $48,245 84.42%
Computer Network Architects 334 $76,234 89.07%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 324 $46,213 86.63%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 303 $49,766 83.24%
Environmental Engineers 295 $57,586 84.53%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 294 $39,944 85.96%
Family and General Practitioners 289 $134,543 87.05%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Interior Designers 74 $38,050 98.67%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $51,266 96.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 72 $29,896 100.00%
Dental Assistants 71 $31,749 98.61%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 67 $44,661 94.37%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 67 $47,357 94.37%
Economists 66 $73,343 92.96%
Graphic Designers 64 $36,208 91.43%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 61 $148,319 91.04%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 59 $64,923 89.39%
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 %
Techzio Solutions Llc 42 $61,521 89.36%
Computer Global Solutions Inc 42 $60,486 89.36%
Qualex Consulting Services Inc 42 $64,567 89.36%
Resource Providers Inc 42 $51,757 89.36%
Conch Technologies Inc 42 $66,159 89.36%
Itelligence Inc 42 $88,376 91.30%
Johnson Johnson Vision Care Inc 42 $94,865 91.30%
Computer Power Group Inc 42 $79,577 91.30%
Patton Labs Inc 42 $75,541 91.30%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 42 $77,668 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agri Labor Inc 1 $21,135 100.00%
L Walther Sons Inc Fl 1 $27,914 100.00%
Velasco Harvesting Inc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Davie Dairy Inc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Gfw1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Mario Alberto Munguia 1 $20,738 100.00%
Antonio Rafael Barajas Dba Ar Harvesting 1 $20,817 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 5l73 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Gfw3 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fk Fl24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atf Services Llc 4 $71,344 44.44%
A V Refrigeration Corp 4 $47,346 44.44%
Jim Group Inc 4 $55,261 44.44%
Oxford Marketing Consulting Inc 4 $33,483 44.44%
Frozen Wheels Llc 4 $91,588 44.44%
Ti Sparkle Americas Inc 4 $128,425 44.44%
Cc North America Inc 4 $71,188 44.44%
Sucargo Corp 4 $29,614 44.44%
Silva Group Construction Inc 4 $42,541 44.44%
Just Natural Products Llc 4 $64,631 44.44%

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