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 %
Genetic Counselors 20 $63,733 86.96%
Fashion Designers 19 $50,429 82.61%
Film and Video Editors 19 $31,833 82.61%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 19 $64,971 82.61%
Mechatronics Engineers 19 $68,394 82.61%
Recreation Workers 19 $22,424 82.61%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 19 $40,152 82.61%
Geographers 19 $48,230 86.36%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 18 $76,009 81.82%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 18 $31,999 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Family Health Centers Of Southwest Florida Inc 75 $159,507 90.36%
Florida Hospital Healthcare Partners Inc 74 $187,014 89.16%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 74 $72,275 90.24%
Randstad Technologies Lp 74 $66,698 90.24%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 73 $76,880 89.02%
Infologitech Inc 73 $55,417 89.02%
Florida Am University 73 $52,388 90.12%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 72 $68,852 88.89%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc 72 $82,242 90.00%
Experis Us Inc 72 $65,539 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V S Harvesting Inc 4 $27,503 100.00%
Southeastern Seaproducts Inc 4 $27,888 100.00%
Lefils Farms 3 $28,780 100.00%
Jose Luis Acosta Jr 3 $38,307 100.00%
De Meric Rice Llc 3 $25,799 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin 3 $24,870 100.00%
Yzaguirre Farms Llc 3 $27,144 100.00%
Sod Life Services Inc 3 $43,368 100.00%
Centeno Sod 3 $26,915 100.00%
Manuel Barajas Dba Tm Harvesting 3 $17,622 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bisk Education Inc 6 $108,743 40.00%
People Logistics America Inc 6 $47,733 40.00%
Orlando Sports Holdings Llc 6 $52,582 40.00%
Taxes Usa Llc 6 $32,115 40.00%
Btg Pactual Us Capital Llc 6 $142,622 40.00%
Florida Quality Truss Inc 6 $47,428 40.00%
Aci Worldwide 6 $107,217 40.00%
Ib Centre Inc 6 $35,922 40.00%
Marco Store Llc 6 $46,221 40.00%
Ellucian Company Lp 6 $113,062 40.00%

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