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 %
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 31 $75,651 88.57%
Schrill Technologies Inc 31 $84,376 88.57%
Cellco Partnership 31 $91,881 88.57%
Iqvia Inc 31 $100,873 88.57%
Suntechpros Inc 31 $69,299 91.18%
Axiscades Inc 31 $51,763 91.18%
Global Cargo Corporation 31 $44,164 91.18%
Asta Crs Inc 31 $74,356 91.18%
Efg Capital International Corporation 31 $68,016 91.18%
Nextera Energy Project Management Llc 31 $97,251 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Red Berry Ranch Llc 3 1 $29,806 100.00%
Greenes Farm Incanzualda Harvesting 1 $15,766 100.00%
Hilberts Honey Co 1 $25,813 100.00%
Sweet River Company Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Fc Of Arcadia Inc 1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc Temp 2 1 $30,909 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fv21 1 $25,813 100.00%
Southeastern Harvesting Inc 1 $17,784 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 8 1 $25,813 100.00%
Pequeno Farms Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ndc Investments Llc 3 $50,627 50.00%
Bethesda Health Inc 3 $55,508 50.00%
Alonso Caetano Americas Inc 3 $93,538 50.00%
Aspect Software Inc 3 $94,973 50.00%
Yjs Corporation 3 $33,239 50.00%
Padexpo Stone Design Llc 3 $96,075 50.00%
Revix Usa Inc 3 $94,300 50.00%
Global Wings Corporation 3 $44,533 50.00%
Si Rin Llc 3 $37,911 50.00%
Whatastone Music Inc 3 $49,851 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Real Estate 31 $39,607 88.57%
Language Schools 30 $50,854 88.24%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses 30 $58,082 90.91%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories 29 $4,258,266 87.88%
Amusement And Theme Parks 29 $82,000 87.88%
Car Washes 29 $26,113 90.63%
Tour Operators 29 $62,805 90.63%
Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly 28 $30,911 87.50%
Passenger Car Rental 28 $64,846 87.50%
Nursery And Tree Production 28 $34,792 90.32%

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