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 %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 44 $35,768 81.48%
Editors 44 $45,629 83.02%
Clergy 43 $43,749 82.69%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 42 $43,076 84.00%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 42 $61,761 84.00%
Animal Scientists 41 $46,874 82.00%
Anesthesiologists 40 $120,263 81.63%
Hydrologists 40 $58,437 81.63%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $46,708 82.98%
Epidemiologists 38 $58,946 80.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Secretaries 12 $40,853 50.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 12 $59,394 50.00%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 11 $42,020 45.83%
Medical Assistants 11 $35,124 45.83%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 11 $54,545 45.83%
Actuaries 11 $101,300 45.83%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 11 $42,426 45.83%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 11 $28,089 45.83%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 11 $8,273,132 45.83%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $61,677 47.83%
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 %
Rgn Consulting Engineers 10 $71,733 83.33%
Cancer Treatment Centers Of America Global Inc 10 $66,895 83.33%
Broadspan Capital Llc 10 $70,687 83.33%
Involgixs Inc 10 $72,041 90.91%
Vigna Solutions Inc 10 $70,331 90.91%
Motorola Mobility Inc 10 $81,942 90.91%
Shakti Group Inc 10 $76,409 90.91%
Alight Solutions Llc 10 $83,649 90.91%
Itsyntax Inc 10 $74,791 90.91%
Cardiac And Vascular Consultants Md Pa 10 $188,758 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Armando M Rouco 1 $15,080 33.33%
Pyramid Advisors 1 $102,565 33.33%
Jensen Scientific Products Inc 1 $59,550 33.33%
Situ Group Llc 1 $89,752 33.33%
Ag Findings Mfg Co Inc 1 $65,333 33.33%
Dudfields Holdings Inc 1 $49,650 33.33%
Wannado Entertainment 1 $54,662 33.33%
Staff Rite Enterprises 1 $46,696 33.33%
Artnexus Online Inc 1 $26,894 33.33%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $45,490 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,677 $26,244 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 683 $26,892 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 630 $26,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 387 $26,556 100.00%
Apiculture 195 $26,584 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 156 $28,338 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 150 $23,699 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 103 $30,020 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 95 $27,965 100.00%
Orange Groves 81 $23,903 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,894 $139,073 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,163 $16,633,706 100.00%
Employment Services 2,227 $34,443 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,768 $59,905 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,203 $360,585 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1,030 $32,958 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 850 $213,817 100.00%
Janitorial Services 802 $22,323 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 760 $77,451 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 759 $73,337 100.00%

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