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 %
Spain 238 $460,397 43.99%
United Kingdom 205 $76,008 38.25%
Bangladesh 198 $1,505,880 40.33%
France 193 $75,893 45.95%
Nepal 148 $4,951,556 42.53%
South Korea 145 $40,026 41.91%
Peru 136 $52,609 42.77%
Turkey 133 $1,137,655 46.83%
Chile 128 $70,874 46.38%
Pakistan 128 $1,966,775 47.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inter American Division Publishing Association 6 $49,022 85.71%
Boynton 1293 Llc 6 $45,306 85.71%
Bmp Usa Inc 6 $45,504 85.71%
Metro Architecture Partnership Inc 6 $40,862 85.71%
Peterson Smith Equine Hospital Llc 6 $58,909 85.71%
The Florida Brewery Inc 6 $41,538 85.71%
Signsitecom Inc 6 $47,254 85.71%
Sea World Seafood 6 $37,121 85.71%
14 W Administrative Services Llc 6 $43,378 85.71%
Hemarus Llc 6 $51,054 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xtreme Chiropractic Rehab Inc 1 $23,317 50.00%
Fci International Realty Inc 1 $35,194 50.00%
Ag Developers Group Inc 1 $66,102 50.00%
Actimedia Digital Corp 1 $74,422 50.00%
Central Florida Powersports 1 $42,016 50.00%
Maj Optical Llc 1 $69,514 50.00%
Ace Health Consultant Llc 1 $147,430 50.00%
Longwood Cardiology 1 $46,675 50.00%
Jharna And Dinaj Khan 1 $21,154 50.00%
Middle Eastern Aromas 1 $18,096 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $73,050 100.00%
Libraries And Archives 1 $54,517 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $89,440 100.00%
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops 1 $130,978 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing 1 $43,909 100.00%
Business And Secretarial Schools 1 $128,690 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $45,968 100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 1 $61,214 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 1 $72,259 100.00%
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