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 %
Dgn Technologies Inc 481 $64,427 91.10%
Publix Super Markets Inc 471 $100,932 90.23%
Sgs Technologie Llc 468 $69,374 92.13%
Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 462 $79,618 92.22%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 456 $100,273 91.57%
Ltimindtree Limited 456 $82,404 92.87%
Db Usa Core Corporation 451 $78,685 91.85%
Arka Technologies Inc 442 $72,652 91.51%
Mphasis Corporation 438 $62,205 92.21%
Chewy Inc 433 $95,023 93.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Three G Trucking Inc 19 $29,818 100.00%
Fc Of Arcadia Inc 19 $23,618 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 18 $26,395 100.00%
Estrada Packers And Shippers Inc 18 $28,320 100.00%
Eam Harvesting Llc 17 $22,974 100.00%
Yu An Farms Co 17 $25,815 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 17 $24,705 100.00%
Quality Ag Services Llc 17 $31,703 100.00%
Cherrylake Inc 17 $24,790 100.00%
Rouge River Farms Inc Fl 17 $32,069 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qorvo Us Inc 31 $87,328 32.63%
Nextera Energy Resources Llc 30 $95,503 32.26%
Isolvers Inc 30 $90,696 32.61%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 30 $107,334 32.61%
Frank And Freddy Ventures Llc 30 $21,674 33.33%
Fm Pizza Of Carrollwood Inc 30 $21,674 33.71%
New York New York Pizza Llc 30 $21,674 34.09%
Tbc Corporation 29 $88,481 32.95%
Global Information Services Inc 29 $69,416 33.72%
Bkfs I Services Llc 29 $112,331 34.12%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing 1 $40,810 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 1 $73,882 100.00%
Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing 1 $90,875 100.00%
Home Furnishings Retailers 1 $149,781 100.00%
All Other Health And Personal Care Retailers 1 $36,067 100.00%
Inland Water Freight Transportation 1 $137,322 100.00%
Remediation And Other Waste Management Services 1 $62,462 100.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $48,922 100.00%
Leather And Hide Tanning And Finishing 1 $54,454 100.00%
Paper Mills 1 $88,774 100.00%
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