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%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 67 $47,357 94.37%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 67 $44,661 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%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $60,044 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 %
Transunion Risk And Alternative Data Solutions Inc 26 $86,618 89.66%
Cpg Solutions Llc 26 $68,190 89.66%
Echotech Software Solutions 26 $65,583 89.66%
Turner Construction 26 $66,382 89.66%
Cyient Inc 26 $71,894 89.66%
Johnson Johnson Services Inc 26 $107,976 89.66%
It Vertex Inc 26 $59,518 89.66%
Staxa Technologies Llc 26 $84,241 89.66%
Lilli Technology Llc 26 $76,239 89.66%
Sira Consulting Inc 26 $77,530 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Gfw4 1 $30,722 100.00%
Gm Harvesting Inc Fl2 1 $29,806 100.00%
Seaboard Berry Farms Llc D1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Sbhlp Inc 1 $18,673 100.00%
Staffing Abroad 1 $30,722 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc Ph1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fp22 1 $25,813 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc Fl Puller 1 $23,379 100.00%
William H Perry Jr Dba Perry Apiaries 1 $24,357 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Resource 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seaco America Llc 3 $136,850 50.00%
Vcma Corp 3 $30,812 50.00%
Design Solutions Unlimited Inc 3 $40,581 50.00%
National Hospitalist Services Pc 3 $208,000 50.00%
Sap Labs Llc 3 $124,004 50.00%
Ipp Management Corporation 3 $54,933 50.00%
Atlantix Partners Llc 3 $67,558 50.00%
Kipu Systems Llc 3 $134,042 50.00%
Casa Tua Cucina Associates Llc 3 $80,066 60.00%
Master Vacation Homes 3 $48,527 60.00%

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