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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	7,771	$63,077	99.46%
Infosys Limited	7,373	$67,584	99.42%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	6,823	$75,982	97.92%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,460	$70,892	98.97%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,050	$80,919	95.19%
University Of Florida	2,616	$65,137	83.74%
Capgemini America Inc	2,562	$79,148	96.28%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	2,296	$66,742	96.59%
Citibank Na	1,897	$100,228	94.71%
Accenture Llp	1,675	$72,271	98.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc	77	$27,415	100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc	61	$28,486	100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc	46	$21,723	100.00%
Statewide Harvesting Hauling Llc	44	$33,477	100.00%
Ag Labor Llc	43	$30,764	100.00%
Jft Harvesting Inc	42	$29,843	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc	40	$24,172	100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd	37	$28,334	100.00%
Templabor Llc	33	$30,055	100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc	33	$26,234	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	865	$69,722	28.98%
University Of Florida	450	$73,709	19.56%
Citibank Na	290	$105,142	33.53%
Natures Way Farms Llc	253	$20,478	34.42%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates	172	$89,841	38.22%
Raymond James Associates	134	$101,903	31.02%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc	102	$95,661	35.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp	95	$94,585	37.55%
Db Usa Core Corporation	92	$82,322	36.36%
Amgen Inc	90	$88,009	37.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Credit Bureaus	88	$83,150	88.89%
Reinsurance Carriers	88	$87,340	88.89%
Aircraft Manufacturing	86	$80,676	88.66%
Power And Communication Line And Related Structures Construction	85	$80,232	87.63%
Soft Drink Manufacturing	85	$87,550	87.63%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	82	$67,222	85.42%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	81	$75,937	85.26%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution	79	$105,509	83.16%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	79	$72,556	84.95%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing	78	$83,896	84.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
New Multifamily Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	48	$62,824	90.57%
Flooring Contractors	48	$45,682	92.31%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	47	$89,017	90.38%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	46	$51,128	88.46%
New Housing For Sale Builders	46	$66,701	90.20%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	45	$93,950	90.00%
Line Haul Railroads	45	$72,816	91.84%
Mushroom Production	45	$20,675	91.84%
Framing Contractors	44	$30,513	91.67%
Automotive Body Paint And Interior Repair And Maintenance	44	$46,008	91.67%

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.