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 %
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 49 $36,379 81.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks 48 $47,822 80.00%
Auditors 48 $59,377 80.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 47 $46,330 81.03%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 47 $46,183 81.03%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $49,675 82.46%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $50,000 82.46%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $57,200 83.93%
Survey Researchers 46 $37,307 83.64%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 46 $23,726 83.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Web Developers 13 $50,298 50.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $61,828 50.00%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 13 $31,889 50.00%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 13 $26,008 52.00%
Carpenters 13 $44,494 52.00%
Producers and Directors 12 $56,590 48.00%
Billing and Posting Clerks 12 $37,943 50.00%
Legal Secretaries 12 $40,853 50.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $59,038 50.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 12 $59,394 50.00%
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 %
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc 10 $80,047 90.91%
Element Technologies Inc 10 $76,394 90.91%
Application Development Consultants Llc 10 $85,598 90.91%
Diversant Llc 10 $89,875 90.91%
Teknxpert Llc 10 $80,496 90.91%
Gps It Solutions Llc 10 $83,780 90.91%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 10 $97,221 90.91%
Data Boss International Corp 10 $69,746 90.91%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 10 $80,346 90.91%
Nexus It Inc 10 $84,612 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebula Glass International Inc 1 $71,781 33.33%
Xcelligent Llc 1 $77,813 33.33%
Elite Imaging Aventura Llc 1 $48,464 33.33%
Please Reduce My Debt Llc 1 $59,634 33.33%
Neogenomics Laboratories 1 $26,354 33.33%
Highlands Greenhouses Inc 1 $26,062 33.33%
Southern Management Group 1 $34,632 33.33%
Florida Yacht Brokerage Service Inc 1 $60,195 33.33%
Gsm Software Technologies Inc 1 $62,442 33.33%
Vipet Incdba Country Inn Pet Resort 1 $58,802 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 12 $25,352 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 12 $25,886 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 12 $27,581 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $25,768 100.00%
Racetracks 11 $26,987 100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices 10 $20,764 100.00%
Spectator Sports 9 $27,870 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 8 $28,743 100.00%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Local 8 $42,208 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 8 $26,172 100.00%

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