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 %
Software Developers, Applications 36,698 $78,926 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 24,722 $67,362 92.67%
Computer Programmers 14,309 $57,154 89.41%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,833 $64,112 93.65%
Management Analysts 4,844 $61,889 91.02%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,545 $83,364 91.47%
Accountants and Auditors 2,905 $55,448 90.39%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,624 $47,224 83.75%
Civil Engineers 2,620 $65,886 88.72%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,381 $124,907 92.90%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,624 $5,193,425 79.27%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,053 $243,451 58.96%
Computer Systems Analysts 866 $2,062,633 49.83%
Computer Occupations, All Other 524 $74,671 87.48%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 415 $19,312 72.05%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 414 $47,374 81.50%
Accountants and Auditors 380 $63,534 76.61%
Marketing Managers 376 $96,963 76.58%
Software Developers, Systems Software 322 $561,445 73.85%
Management Analysts 306 $68,335 76.69%
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 %
Denmark 6 $65,609 40.00%
Lithuania 6 $65,720 46.15%
Armenia 5 $65,529 38.46%
Libya 5 $117,868 41.67%
Moldova 5 $70,050 41.67%
Croatia 4 $60,951 33.33%
Sudan 4 $46,275 36.36%
Eritrea 4 $27,331 40.00%
Macedonia 4 $47,301 40.00%
Bermuda 4 $53,437 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merritt Island Pharmacy Llc 6 $91,908 85.71%
Mirabel Technologies Inc 6 $46,269 85.71%
Millennium Consultants Inc 6 $58,909 85.71%
The Painters Store Usa Inc 6 $39,045 85.71%
El Chao International Inc 6 $42,855 85.71%
Redbridge Reinsurance Managers Llc 6 $50,570 85.71%
International Environmental Solution Llc 6 $48,783 85.71%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 6 $44,692 85.71%
Mct Pro Tools Inc 6 $40,241 85.71%
Amazon Studios Llc 6 $89,298 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
J And S International Trading Corp 1 $36,358 50.00%
Inversiones 017 Llc 1 $180,523 50.00%
Belle Glade Stop N Shop Inc 1 $54,226 50.00%
Metro 1 Properties Inc 1 $105,955 50.00%
P L Business Solutions Inc 1 $37,024 50.00%
Yukon Broward Llc 1 $108,139 50.00%
Continental Glazing Services Inc 1 $36,982 50.00%
Kokopelli Custom Llc 1 $29,890 50.00%
Maven Inc 1 $106,122 50.00%
340 Biscayne Owner Llc 1 $176,488 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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