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 %
Thailand 31 $46,518 35.23%
Romania 31 $62,034 36.05%
Uruguay 30 $75,998 36.14%
Hungary 30 $52,411 36.59%
Jordan 29 $73,164 43.28%
Bolivia 29 $54,676 44.62%
Poland 28 $68,942 45.16%
Trinidad And Tobago 27 $57,490 44.26%
Albania 26 $34,837 42.62%
Ethiopia 26 $85,969 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sln Systems Inc 6 $85,072 85.71%
Arris Global Services Inc 6 $103,228 85.71%
Redbud Technologies Inc 6 $86,611 85.71%
Molina Technologies Llc 6 $87,024 85.71%
Rsm Us Llp 6 $111,835 85.71%
Shoes For Crews Llc 6 $97,636 85.71%
A2rsystems Inc 6 $87,353 85.71%
Luxoft Usa Inc 6 $86,895 85.71%
Avtech Solutions Inc 6 $91,735 85.71%
Digitalbytes Inc 6 $96,228 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spartaco Trattoria Italiana Inc 1 $45,968 50.00%
Bella Group Inc 1 $47,278 50.00%
Sacred Heart Health System Inc 1 $27,851 50.00%
Greenscapes Tech Llc 1 $47,133 50.00%
Rr Permit Consultant Inc 1 $81,245 50.00%
Vormetric Inc 1 $174,117 50.00%
Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe Associates Inc 1 $70,450 50.00%
Go Fish Cargo Inc 1 $42,702 50.00%
Boylston Creek Llc 1 $72,093 50.00%
Bella Vista Bakery Inc 1 $105,955 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