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 %
Operations Research Analysts 2,283 $58,817 89.67%
Financial Analysts 2,185 $64,751 87.33%
Database Administrators 2,012 $71,483 90.84%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,964 $66,563 89.31%
Mechanical Engineers 1,905 $68,999 88.69%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,896 $46,314 93.26%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,881 $70,939 95.63%
Physical Therapists 1,450 $64,284 89.89%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,359 $133,173 86.40%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,345 $68,201 91.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 287 $70,632 73.40%
General and Operations Managers 262 $101,151 79.88%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 255 $10,396,994 90.75%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 255 $32,670 130.10%
Financial Analysts 220 $726,613 114.58%
Financial Managers 220 $110,638 121.55%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 216 $1,258,219 120.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 213 $38,104 118.99%
Food Preparation Workers 205 $21,460 116.48%
Operations Research Analysts 175 $59,266 100.57%
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 %
Innovate Apps Inc 27 $41,023 90.00%
Invivo Corporation A Philips Owned Company 27 $70,007 90.00%
Quest It Solutions Inc 27 $75,015 90.00%
Atkins North America Inc 27 $75,034 90.00%
Resource America Information Technology Inc 27 $66,323 90.00%
Pantar Solutions Inc 27 $77,852 90.00%
Airlines Reporting Corporation 27 $89,283 90.00%
Flightstar Aircraft Services Llc 27 $56,208 90.00%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc 27 $88,960 90.00%
I28 Technologies Corporation 27 $68,281 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spanish Trail Farms Inc 1 $20,817 100.00%
Consolidated Citrus Lp 1 Citrus 1 $30,722 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc 5 Mechanics 1 $47,611 100.00%
Diamond 99 Inc 1 $30,722 100.00%
G Rodriguez Harvesting Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 81 1 $29,806 100.00%
Becerra Enterprises Inc 1 $19,207 100.00%
B E Harvesting Llc Petition 6 1 $30,722 100.00%
H M Harvest Llc Fl 1 $25,813 100.00%
Generation Fresh Llc Fl 1 $25,813 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hc Beck Ltd 3 $87,138 50.00%
Hugo S Armando 3 $36,975 50.00%
Bocas Food Group Llc 3 $48,824 50.00%
Wyndham Worldwide Operations Inc 3 $97,871 50.00%
Electroexport Llc 3 $37,225 50.00%
Sg Glass Industries 3 $39,680 50.00%
Hirsh Bedner Associates 3 $38,182 50.00%
Findings Beads Industries Llc 3 $37,461 50.00%
Florida National Transportation Llc 3 $37,606 50.00%
Gomez Tennis Academy 3 $41,857 50.00%

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