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 %
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 158 $74,766 84.95%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 157 $67,403 85.79%
Natural Sciences Managers 157 $84,818 86.26%
Economists 153 $74,795 85.96%
Compliance Officers 153 $56,344 86.93%
Industrial Production Managers 151 $91,764 85.80%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 150 $36,981 87.21%
Training and Development Specialists 145 $47,148 85.80%
Rehabilitation Counselors 141 $26,922 84.43%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 141 $67,339 84.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 35 $51,521 74.47%
Customer Service Representatives 34 $33,190 72.34%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 34 $74,264 72.34%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 34 $26,253 72.34%
Construction Laborers 32 $26,913 71.11%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $51,698 71.11%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 32 $50,137 71.11%
Bakers 31 $29,184 68.89%
Aerospace Engineers 31 $86,536 70.45%
Biomedical Engineers 30 $69,437 68.18%
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 %
India 4,442 $4,828,874 46.59%
Venezuela 1,578 $58,794 40.66%
Brazil 1,437 $150,395 40.74%
Philippines 1,393 $816,849 51.42%
Colombia 849 $45,559 44.24%
Mexico 441 $392,363 44.01%
Canada 421 $715,591 42.44%
China 409 $2,666,782 45.24%
Argentina 366 $67,747 44.36%
Italy 284 $98,948 42.64%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc 72 $97,507 90.00%
Valuelabs Inc 72 $75,720 90.00%
Black Veatch Corporation 71 $84,072 89.87%
Techie Associates Llc 71 $91,720 89.87%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 71 $57,979 89.87%
Ncl Bahamas Ltd 71 $90,766 89.87%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 70 $72,636 88.61%
Barry University 70 $41,114 89.74%
Tekinvaderz Llc 70 $78,918 89.74%
Wabtec Us Rail Inc 70 $93,735 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simple Life Farms Llc 3 $29,085 100.00%
Nestor Morales 3 $20,417 100.00%
Flores Sons Llc 3 $27,144 100.00%
Amigo Harvesting Inc 3 $19,438 100.00%
Anzualda Harvesting Inc Petition 1 3 $28,780 100.00%
Bronson Blooming Collection Inc 3 $27,144 100.00%
Aaa Faria Llc 3 $26,964 100.00%
Benjamin M Ramirez Harvesting Inc 3 $22,897 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 6 3 $29,439 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc 2 3 $28,475 100.00%

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