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 %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	81	$48,910	87.10%
Producers and Directors	81	$47,567	87.10%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$50,880	86.96%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	78	$57,961	85.71%
Athletic Trainers	77	$42,471	86.52%
Health Educators	76	$39,478	86.36%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	76	$72,689	87.36%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	74	$49,429	85.06%
Materials Scientists	70	$65,916	82.35%
Manufacturing Engineers	69	$66,476	82.14%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	18	$24,506	60.00%
Insurance Underwriters	17	$63,682	56.67%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$55,029	56.67%
Art Directors	17	$112,192	56.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	17	$57,191	56.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	17	$54,140	56.67%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	17	$76,800	56.67%
Interpreters and Translators	17	$32,399	58.62%
Pediatricians, General	16	$113,599	55.17%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	16	$40,325	55.17%

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 %
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd	716	$73,757	91.68%
Fis Management Services Llc	713	$92,409	92.48%
The Florida State University	701	$52,072	91.51%
Management Health Systems Llc	670	$37,499	91.53%
Virtusa Corporation	617	$74,376	86.66%
Florida International University	610	$57,180	87.39%
Citrix Systems Inc	605	$91,389	90.70%
Raymond James Associates Inc	605	$94,552	94.24%
Verizon Data Services Llc	579	$92,401	95.23%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc	561	$104,983	92.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gargiulo Inc	26	$30,248	100.00%
Double J Harvesting Inc	25	$29,710	100.00%
R R Harvesting Inc	25	$26,760	100.00%
Red Harvesting Inc	24	$26,390	100.00%
J Hernandez Harvesting Inc	24	$26,457	100.00%
Oscar Gonzalez And Sons Harvesting Inc	23	$26,819	100.00%
Pero Family Farms Llc	23	$29,221	100.00%
Ag Mart Produce Inc	23	$24,301	100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Fl	22	$34,614	100.00%
Rh Harvesting Llc	22	$29,927	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
World Fuel Services	49	$101,884	29.52%
Csx Transportation Inc	45	$72,816	29.03%
Pizzalleys Llc	45	$19,406	29.41%
Clc Fertilization And Pest Control Llc Dba	44	$23,908	29.14%
Millard Mall Services Inc	41	$18,824	29.71%
Across Borders Management Consulting Group	40	$75,441	29.85%
Florida Power And Light Company	39	$89,802	31.97%
Gerdau Ameristeel	39	$85,447	33.05%
Adt Llc	39	$102,634	33.91%
Care Dental Of Wellington Pa	39	$29,987	34.51%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Photographic Services	6	$62,456	85.71%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	6	$117,726	85.71%
Human Rights Organizations	6	$68,973	85.71%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing	6	$52,926	85.71%
Bottled Water Manufacturing	6	$40,040	85.71%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills	6	$89,003	85.71%
Fluid Power Valve And Hose Fitting Manufacturing	6	$66,446	85.71%
Floriculture Production	6	$49,126	85.71%
Alumina Refining And Primary Aluminum Production	6	$73,570	85.71%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries	6	$67,017	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$60,809	66.67%
Police Protection	2	$61,391	66.67%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$129,512	66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	2	$81,193	66.67%
Human Rights Organizations	2	$93,985	66.67%
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing	2	$79,945	66.67%
Credit Unions	2	$78,135	66.67%
Other Grain Farming	2	$64,709	66.67%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$56,628	66.67%
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	2	$4,799,205	66.67%

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.