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 %
Cubexit Inc 36 $83,316 90.00%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 36 $81,701 90.00%
Denken Solutions Inc 36 $86,089 90.00%
Florida Institute For Human And Machine Cognition 36 $60,541 90.00%
Lynn University 36 $50,425 90.00%
Imbuesys Inc 36 $56,418 90.00%
Nithin Inc 36 $71,908 90.00%
Intl Fcstone Inc 36 $71,202 90.00%
Info Tech Inc 36 $58,513 90.00%
World Fuel Services Inc 36 $86,031 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eb Harvesting Llc Fl 2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Triple S Harvesting Quotllcquot 1 $21,041 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Flatwoods Harvesting 1 $18,886 100.00%
Vch Management Inc Fl 2 1 $30,722 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 72 1 $29,806 100.00%
Jose De Jesus Torres 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc D2 1 $29,806 100.00%
Alonso Farms Inc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 64 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Comsys Services Llc 3 $54,330 37.50%
Growers Equipment Company 3 $58,025 37.50%
Red Ginger Inc 3 $29,307 37.50%
Siemens Enterprise Communications Inc 3 $95,340 37.50%
Oxbow Carbon Llc 3 $72,266 37.50%
International Register Of Shipping 3 $56,805 37.50%
Mcci Group Holdings Llc 3 $60,847 37.50%
Paramount Depot Llc 3 $59,745 37.50%
Webber International University 3 $40,194 37.50%
Woolpert Inc 3 $57,159 37.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Optometrists 53 $77,683 86.89%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 53 $62,368 86.89%
Beauty Salons 52 $54,747 86.67%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 52 $64,077 86.67%
Marine Cargo Handling 52 $74,643 88.14%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors 52 $62,649 88.14%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 52 $66,039 88.14%
Boat Building 52 $73,219 88.14%
Food Service Contractors 51 $66,173 87.93%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 51 $48,619 87.93%
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