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%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $63,838 73.47%
Chemists 36 $57,834 73.47%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 35 $51,521 72.92%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 35 $47,794 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 %
N2 Services Inc 37 $75,560 90.24%
Unify Solutions Inc 37 $69,731 90.24%
Be Aerospace Inc 37 $63,531 90.24%
Tejase Technologies Inc 37 $76,735 90.24%
Softhq 37 $62,963 90.24%
Syniverse Technologies Llc 37 $95,691 90.24%
Norgate Technology 37 $95,287 90.24%
Meta Platforms Inc 36 $125,577 87.80%
Amazoncomdedc Llc 36 $79,971 87.80%
Epam Systems Inc 36 $79,801 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc 3 Swfl Leaderaeo 1 $30,722 100.00%
Clonts Farms Inc Dba Bigdaddys Farm 1 $24,357 100.00%
Goracke Apiaries Llc 1 $25,813 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Fl 8 Gadsden 1 $29,806 100.00%
Ramiro Barajas Dba Barajas Torres Harvesting 1 $18,664 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 2 1 $38,168 100.00%
Citrus Harvesting Inc 6 1 $29,806 100.00%
Seaboard Berry Farms Llc Sb6 1 $34,715 100.00%
Blazing Meadows Farm Llc 1 $26,000 100.00%
Gm Harvesting Inc Fl 2 1 $34,715 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southeastern University 3 $37,494 37.50%
Butterfly Effects 3 $57,332 37.50%
Vizuall Inc 3 $74,415 37.50%
Bounty Group Holding Llc 3 $120,349 37.50%
Arrowhead Technologies Inc 3 $80,073 37.50%
Casa Tua Hotel Restaurant Company Llc 3 $39,548 37.50%
Ga Telesis Component Repair Group Southeast Llc 3 $56,118 37.50%
Hosteria Romana 3 $57,221 37.50%
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center 3 $45,087 37.50%
Bayfront Medical Center 3 $28,586 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