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 %
Lim Law Pa 6 $53,851 85.71%
Aso Llc 6 $80,565 85.71%
Cipher Business Solutions Llc 6 $61,787 85.71%
Palm Beach State College 6 $47,851 85.71%
Osborn Engineering 6 $63,090 85.71%
Qualityze Inc 6 $62,227 85.71%
International Finance Bank 6 $62,108 85.71%
Lauderdale Tankers Corp 6 $158,056 85.71%
Aegis Cardiovascular Research Foundation Inc 6 $52,156 85.71%
Information Systems Of Florida Inc 6 $58,632 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Igreja Vida Abundante Inc 1 $34,694 50.00%
Tar Mak Usa Inc 1 $67,434 50.00%
Prime Equity Financial Corp 1 $35,610 50.00%
Shakty Corp 1 $108,867 50.00%
Transporte Delher Corp 1 $37,835 50.00%
Gleim Publications 1 $53,851 50.00%
Tax Nation Inc 1 $92,664 50.00%
Genesis Investment Advisors Llc 1 $132,122 50.00%
Eti Label Inc 1 $124,758 50.00%
Quest Software 1 $97,365 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