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 %
First Object Inc 27 $71,986 90.00%
3k Technologies Llc 27 $83,008 90.00%
Prosoft It Services Inc 27 $59,073 90.00%
Catalina Marketing Corporation 27 $90,961 90.00%
Elutions Inc 27 $64,818 90.00%
California Creative Solutions Inc 27 $72,659 90.00%
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Research Institute Lifetime Cancer Screening Center Inc 27 $144,864 90.00%
Aetna Resources Llc 27 $101,056 90.00%
Gdn Infotech Inc 27 $72,661 90.00%
Serve Virtual Enterprises Inc 27 $74,378 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Melon Prince1 Llc Petition 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fg25 1 $30,722 100.00%
Juan Vasquez 1 $18,664 100.00%
Land Agri Business Inc 1 $23,483 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc 6 Drivers 1 $49,691 100.00%
Luis Hernandez 1 $25,126 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 4 1 $55,307 100.00%
Flo Ag Llc 1 $23,379 100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc Fl 2 Citrusberry 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Bd2 1 $37,440 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gartner Inc 3 $109,838 50.00%
Miami Agora Llc Dba Riviera Point Development Gro 3 $59,564 50.00%
Two Brothers Kendale Lakes Inc 3 $54,850 50.00%
Fujifilm Medical Systems Usa Inc 3 $106,357 50.00%
Kida Trucking Inc 3 $43,458 50.00%
Iqvia Inc 3 $95,098 50.00%
Team International Group Of America Inc 3 $84,247 50.00%
Venuetize Inc 3 $112,112 50.00%
Scs Logistics Dba Avalanche Express 3 $49,892 50.00%
Parkhaus1 Performance Llc 3 $90,168 50.00%

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