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 %
Pharmacists 188 $100,026 85.45%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 185 $61,924 87.26%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 185 $88,795 88.52%
Coaches and Scouts 180 $35,380 87.80%
Landscape Architects 179 $55,134 88.18%
Managers, All Other 174 $75,681 86.57%
Aerospace Engineers 170 $75,170 84.58%
Soil and Plant Scientists 166 $45,009 83.00%
Data Warehousing Specialists 166 $72,997 88.30%
Database Architects 162 $80,392 86.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Instructional Coordinators 40 $42,939 76.92%
Procurement Clerks 39 $39,743 75.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 38 $72,048 74.51%
Stonemasons 38 $46,395 74.51%
Training and Development Specialists 37 $51,011 74.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 37 $64,480 74.00%
Chemists 36 $57,834 73.47%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $63,838 73.47%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 35 $51,521 72.92%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 35 $34,307 74.47%
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 %
Inteletech Global 50 $65,459 89.29%
Global Infotech Inc 50 $70,898 89.29%
Aerosapien Technologies Llc 50 $75,682 90.91%
Interval International Inc 50 $85,718 90.91%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 50 $35,433 90.91%
Hexaider Technologies Llc 50 $49,665 90.91%
Memorial Health Systems Inc 50 $60,502 90.91%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 49 $71,863 89.09%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 49 $57,978 89.09%
Bcc Engineering Inc 49 $53,447 89.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
701 Harvesting Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Freeman Harvesting 2 2 $30,264 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc 2 $25,813 100.00%
Freeman Harvesting 1 2 $30,264 100.00%
Moises Olguin Dba Moises Olguin Harvesting 2 $17,821 100.00%
Florida Line Nursery Llc 2 $27,810 100.00%
Ebifanio Alvarez 2 $25,085 100.00%
Sanchez Trucking Express Inc 2 $31,200 100.00%
Ernesto Barajas Harvesting 2 $16,234 100.00%
Melon Prince1 Llc Petition 2 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clarins Usa Inc 4 $88,265 40.00%
Hometown Property Management Inc 4 $69,592 40.00%
Larkin Community Hospital 4 $77,751 40.00%
Gers Usa Llc 4 $82,358 40.00%
Professional Business Concepts 4 $68,806 40.00%
Grunenthal Latin America 4 $160,389 40.00%
Power Design Inc 4 $101,504 40.00%
Wynright Corporation 4 $73,065 40.00%
Miller Brewing Company 4 $66,176 40.00%
Motortech Usa Corp 4 $58,386 40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing 4 $61,589 100.00%
Utility System Construction 4 $63,196 100.00%
Framing Contractors 4 $58,630 100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 4 $91,848 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 4 $89,648 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 4 $62,702 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 4 $69,025 100.00%
Corrugated And Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing 3 $61,679 75.00%
Charter Bus Industry 3 $62,587 75.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 3 $63,426 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Insurance Funds 1 $87,922 50.00%

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