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 %
Kyrgyzstan 1 $37,045 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $66,622 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $18,034 50.00%
Fiji 1 $21,466 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $36,858 50.00%
Anguilla 1 $54,434 50.00%
Latvia 1 $51,272 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Igas Usa Inc 6 $56,756 85.71%
Threshold Inc 6 $59,176 85.71%
Vitosha Inc 6 $61,738 85.71%
Bethesda Healthcare System Inc 6 $48,606 85.71%
Mcmahon Associates Inc 6 $61,159 85.71%
Charlotte County Board Of County Commissioners 6 $60,379 85.71%
Beacon Health Solutions 6 $63,704 85.71%
Tremron Llc 6 $57,665 85.71%
Restore Professionals Llc 6 $73,649 85.71%
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial 6 $83,408 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Universal Repairs Maintenance Inc 1 $36,837 50.00%
Sparktran Llc 1 $71,531 50.00%
Kidney Specialists Of Palm Beaches 1 $187,200 50.00%
Jacob Erecting Construction Llc 1 $131,685 50.00%
Tree Of Life Christian Academy Preschool 1 $43,717 50.00%
Inglotech Usa Llc 1 $105,165 50.00%
Black Diamond Alligator Tannery 1 $118,331 50.00%
Results Air Conditioning Company 1 $45,136 50.00%
Museum Of Fine Arts St Petersburg Fl 1 $51,022 50.00%
Scs Engineers Inc 1 $65,250 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