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 %
Namibia 2 $62,140 50.00%
Slovenia 2 $54,918 50.00%
Kuwait 2 $61,080 66.67%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $112,289 66.67%
Yemen 2 $100,214 66.67%
Niger 1 $24,650 33.33%
Cayman Islands 1 $129,813 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $36,629 33.33%
Burkina Faso 1 $81,806 33.33%
Iceland 1 $48,860 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family Health Centers Of Southwest Florida Inc 75 $159,507 90.36%
Florida Hospital Healthcare Partners Inc 74 $187,014 89.16%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 74 $72,275 90.24%
Randstad Technologies Lp 74 $66,698 90.24%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 73 $76,880 89.02%
Infologitech Inc 73 $55,417 89.02%
Florida Am University 73 $52,388 90.12%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 72 $68,852 88.89%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc 72 $82,242 90.00%
Experis Us Inc 72 $65,539 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V S Harvesting Inc 4 $27,503 100.00%
Southeastern Seaproducts Inc 4 $27,888 100.00%
Lefils Farms 3 $28,780 100.00%
Jose Luis Acosta Jr 3 $38,307 100.00%
De Meric Rice Llc 3 $25,799 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin 3 $24,870 100.00%
Yzaguirre Farms Llc 3 $27,144 100.00%
Sod Life Services Inc 3 $43,368 100.00%
Centeno Sod 3 $26,915 100.00%
Manuel Barajas Dba Tm Harvesting 3 $17,622 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bisk Education Inc 6 $108,743 40.00%
People Logistics America Inc 6 $47,733 40.00%
Orlando Sports Holdings Llc 6 $52,582 40.00%
Taxes Usa Llc 6 $32,115 40.00%
Btg Pactual Us Capital Llc 6 $142,622 40.00%
Florida Quality Truss Inc 6 $47,428 40.00%
Aci Worldwide 6 $107,217 40.00%
Ib Centre Inc 6 $35,922 40.00%
Marco Store Llc 6 $46,221 40.00%
Ellucian Company Lp 6 $113,062 40.00%

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