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 %
Fundraisers	15	$56,798	78.95%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	15	$65,897	78.95%
Web Administrators	15	$65,797	78.95%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	15	$63,296	83.33%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	14	$29,505	77.78%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	14	$61,054	77.78%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	14	$52,680	77.78%
Astronomers	14	$62,939	77.78%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	14	$65,132	82.35%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	14	$32,197	82.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6	$43,557	37.50%
Biological Technicians	6	$34,885	37.50%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	6	$67,288	37.50%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	5	$47,450	31.25%
Social and Community Service Managers	5	$77,122	31.25%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	5	$37,752	31.25%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$52,302	31.25%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$43,022	31.25%
Roofers	5	$31,965	31.25%
Avionics Technicians	5	$72,363	31.25%

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 %
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation	235	$88,944	90.38%
Pnr Software Solutions Corporation	232	$52,626	89.23%
Rockwell Collins Inc	227	$103,174	88.67%
The Depository Trust And Clearing Corporation	224	$105,690	89.60%
Softvision Llc	219	$79,425	88.31%
Chadwick Riley Corporation	219	$76,698	88.66%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	215	$80,998	88.11%
Yash Creations Inc	212	$58,786	87.24%
Atos Syntel Inc	211	$63,551	87.19%
It Software Solutions Inc	208	$52,131	86.31%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gna Labor Llc	11	$28,046	100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Hauling Inc	11	$20,354	100.00%
Multi State Labor Llc	11	$29,687	100.00%
P L Harvesting Llc	11	$21,357	100.00%
Derringer Trucking And Harvesting Llc	11	$29,133	100.00%
Vernon Dixon Harvesting Inc	11	$23,391	100.00%
B W Quality Growers Inc	11	$21,631	100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc	11	$21,617	100.00%
Baltazar Garcia Harvesting Grove Care Inc	11	$22,396	100.00%
Gulf Harvesting Inc	11	$18,267	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Global Tpa Llc	16	$63,406	35.56%
The University Of Tampa	16	$49,077	35.56%
Kyra Solutions Inc	16	$90,199	35.56%
Solar Energy Company Llc Dba Sec Florida Llc	16	$33,758	35.56%
Harbour Ridge Yacht Country Club	16	$22,858	35.56%
Gators Dockside At Hunt Club Inc	16	$21,544	36.36%
Akamai Technologies Inc	15	$94,142	34.88%
Burger King Corporation	14	$147,993	32.56%
Post Buckley Schuh Jernigan Inc	14	$67,588	32.56%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc	14	$98,876	32.56%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Photographic Services	6	$62,456	85.71%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	6	$117,726	85.71%
Human Rights Organizations	6	$68,973	85.71%
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing	6	$52,926	85.71%
Bottled Water Manufacturing	6	$40,040	85.71%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills	6	$89,003	85.71%
Fluid Power Valve And Hose Fitting Manufacturing	6	$66,446	85.71%
Floriculture Production	6	$49,126	85.71%
Alumina Refining And Primary Aluminum Production	6	$73,570	85.71%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries	6	$67,017	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$60,809	66.67%
Police Protection	2	$61,391	66.67%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$129,512	66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	2	$81,193	66.67%
Human Rights Organizations	2	$93,985	66.67%
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing	2	$79,945	66.67%
Credit Unions	2	$78,135	66.67%
Other Grain Farming	2	$64,709	66.67%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$56,628	66.67%
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	2	$4,799,205	66.67%

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.