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 %
Ultimate Care Inc 319 $56,276 93.00%
Nic Info Tek Inc 306 $66,883 90.00%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 305 $79,486 91.32%
Magic Leap Inc 300 $92,303 90.36%
Sunera Technologies Inc 294 $80,523 88.82%
Amazoncom Services Llc 291 $83,730 92.97%
Brillio Llc 289 $71,970 94.14%
Infi Systems Llc 286 $65,460 93.16%
Amgen Inc 277 $87,473 91.42%
Lt Technology Services Limited 273 $65,837 90.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sebastian J Garcia 13 $31,440 100.00%
Lady Moon Farms Inc 13 $26,434 100.00%
Pedro Cruz Harvesting Inc 13 $26,499 100.00%
Fernando Meza Harvesting Inc 13 $27,443 100.00%
Tm Harvesting Inc 12 $26,137 100.00%
Latino Harvesting Llc 12 $23,500 100.00%
El Campesino Llc 12 $26,946 100.00%
Y R Harvesting Inc 12 $26,347 100.00%
Rj Harvesting Inc 12 $28,977 100.00%
Lpg Harvesting Llc 12 $27,699 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Luxoft Usa Inc 20 $72,261 37.04%
American It Solutions Inc 20 $94,214 37.04%
Triquint Semiconductor Inc 19 $75,993 35.19%
Chep Usa 19 $86,757 35.85%
Kpmg Llp 19 $90,874 35.85%
Legend Solutions Llc 19 $72,879 35.85%
Flightstar Aircraft Services Llc 19 $80,072 36.54%
Adventist Health System 19 $62,281 36.54%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc 19 $102,839 37.25%
Podzamsky Llc 18 $17,888 35.29%

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