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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 17 $102,072 80.95%
Compliance Managers 17 $93,529 80.95%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 17 $39,263 80.95%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 17 $41,009 80.95%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $53,893 80.95%
Copy Writers 16 $41,337 80.00%
Marine Engineers 16 $77,883 80.00%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 16 $41,923 84.21%
Insurance Sales Agents 16 $51,340 84.21%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 16 $54,907 84.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Educators 6 $41,187 35.29%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 6 $54,201 35.29%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 6 $52,928 37.50%
Medical Equipment Repairers 6 $53,501 37.50%
Financial Examiners 6 $94,973 37.50%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 6 $35,085 37.50%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 6 $46,679 37.50%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $43,557 37.50%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 6 $67,288 37.50%
Biological Technicians 6 $34,885 37.50%
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 %
Rwanda 3 $76,870 42.86%
St Lucia 3 $54,306 50.00%
Zambia 3 $29,307 50.00%
Tanzania 3 $48,611,978 50.00%
Somalia 3 $21,944 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 33.33%
Algeria 2 $49,816 33.33%
Montenegro 2 $34,952 40.00%
Estonia 2 $64,840 40.00%
Iraq 2 $90,719 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sourceinfotech Inc 33 $50,889 89.19%
Genome International Corporation 33 $52,396 89.19%
Campus Management Corp 33 $72,930 89.19%
Excellent Care Partners Llc 33 $59,388 89.19%
Florida State College At Jacksonville 33 $61,022 89.19%
I Scope Technology Inc 33 $57,959 91.67%
Xceltech Inc 33 $51,552 91.67%
Fobess Inc 33 $46,894 91.67%
Collabera Inc Previously Known As Gci 33 $49,058 91.67%
Infosmart Technologies Inc 33 $76,043 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Edsall Groves Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc W1 1 $37,690 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc 2 Mechanics 1 $44,970 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fh Fi24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc 3 Mechanics 1 $25,813 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fy24 1 $30,722 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 8 1 $34,715 100.00%
Frog Song Organics 1 $25,813 100.00%
Butterfly Enterprises Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc Fl Cdl 1 $23,379 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Neurovirtual Usa Inc 3 $55,293 42.86%
Ingersoll Rand Company 3 $87,783 42.86%
Columbia Sussex Management Llc 3 $43,333 42.86%
Control Laser Corp 3 $64,348 42.86%
North American Clutch Export Company 3 $57,186 42.86%
Ident A Kid Services Of America Inc 3 $76,100 42.86%
Interglass Corp 3 $41,274 42.86%
Nanko Corp 3 $63,537 42.86%
Rj Arguello Llc Dba Ceo Advisors 3 $82,860 42.86%
Jti Duty Free Usa Inc 3 $85,412 42.86%

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