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 %
Computer User Support Specialists 119 $40,308 85.00%
Models 114 $29,109 82.61%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 113 $58,425 81.88%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 112 $73,721 81.75%
Materials Engineers 112 $72,037 82.35%
Credit Analysts 108 $52,543 83.08%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 107 $58,442 83.59%
Interpreters and Translators 106 $33,774 82.81%
Chemical Engineers 106 $69,348 83.46%
Art Directors 105 $64,252 84.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Waiters and Waitresses 26 $24,403 70.27%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $48,679 70.27%
Credit Analysts 25 $62,143 67.57%
Tile and Marble Setters 25 $33,412 67.57%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 25 $78,383 69.44%
Human Resources Managers 25 $101,033 69.44%
Cooks, Private Household 24 $36,261 66.67%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 24 $36,307 66.67%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 24 $22,027 66.67%
Environmental Engineers 24 $57,762 68.57%
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 %
Iblesoft Inc 393 $60,819 92.69%
Synechron Inc 392 $77,905 92.89%
Florida Hospital 386 $50,421 92.12%
Lorshi Systems Llc 386 $52,152 94.15%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 379 $104,263 93.58%
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp 379 $88,683 94.04%
Mican Technologies Inc 378 $87,939 94.74%
Sri Tech Solutions Inc 373 $67,877 95.64%
Comprehensive Health Management Inc 372 $77,392 95.63%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 362 $74,086 93.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Planting Llc 15 $25,201 100.00%
Farm Op Inc 15 $20,245 100.00%
Jbo Harvesting Inc 15 $19,595 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting And Hauling Inc 15 $20,793 100.00%
Giii Harvesting Llc 15 $29,173 100.00%
Hr Harvesting Inc 15 $31,974 100.00%
Rafael Barajas 14 $26,308 100.00%
Worldwide Harvesting Co Llc 14 $25,305 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 14 $22,423 100.00%
Lira Labor Llc 14 $30,753 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sunrise Landcare 25 $20,904 36.23%
Lps Management Llc 24 $81,712 35.82%
Keen Info Tek Inc 24 $79,646 35.82%
Rassy Logistics Llc 24 $22,027 35.82%
National Staffing Solutionsinc 23 $49,159 34.85%
Ukg Inc 23 $96,889 35.38%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc 22 $91,042 33.85%
Hsquare It Solutions Inc 22 $99,631 34.38%
River City Education Services Inc 21 $54,117 33.33%
Arthrex Inc 21 $89,611 33.87%

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