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)

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 %
Benin 2 $72,653 40.00%
Cote D'ivoire 2 $63,752 40.00%
Malawi 2 $38,616 40.00%
Kosovo 2 $74,745 40.00%
Palestine 2 $64,189 40.00%
Mauritius 2 $138,092 40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $83,700 40.00%
Tajikistan 2 $21,622 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 50.00%
Algeria 2 $49,816 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Braven Technologies Inc 32 $67,963 88.89%
Verifone Inc 32 $85,564 88.89%
Inteliroute Technologies Llc 32 $79,546 91.43%
Dell Marketing Lp 32 $89,810 91.43%
Ntt Data Americas Inc 32 $98,444 91.43%
Memorial Hospital West Volusia Inc 32 $53,084 91.43%
Jackson Therapy Partners Holdings Llc 32 $56,430 91.43%
Professional Aviation Management Inc 32 $37,145 91.43%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 32 $71,876 91.43%
Focus It Inc 32 $61,047 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Buck And Doe Stable 1 $29,806 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Ga 8 Gadsden 1 $30,722 100.00%
Mcneil Labor Management Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Clonts Farms Inc 1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Alvaro Vargas 1 $24,357 100.00%
Vanlandingham Farms Inc 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
Araona Labor Logistics Llc 2 1 $33,280 100.00%
Citrus Harvesting Inc 1 1 $26,000 100.00%
Wild Goose Farms Llc Drivers 1 $32,698 100.00%
Luis M Ibarra 1 $19,207 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yash Creations Inc 3 $70,554 42.86%
Blue Sparq Inc 3 $77,015 42.86%
Uniters North America Llc 3 $154,156 42.86%
Stambul Llc 3 $50,343 42.86%
Salcedo Attorneys At Law Pa 3 $61,762 42.86%
American Textile Apparel Inc 3 $81,571 42.86%
Gsb Services Llc 3 $50,551 42.86%
Kony Services Inc 3 $86,029 42.86%
High Tech Supplies 3 $71,781 42.86%
Ocean Auto Center Inc Dba Ocean Mazda 3 $58,552 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