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 %
Critical Care Nurses 12 $69,196 75.00%
Mechanical Drafters 12 $47,220 80.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants 12 $29,487 80.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 12 $84,402 80.00%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 12 $35,329 80.00%
Prosthodontists 12 $78,216 80.00%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 12 $53,364 80.00%
Counselors, All Other 12 $34,960 80.00%
Surveyors 12 $48,003 80.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 12 $31,263 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 5 $54,226 33.33%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 5 $38,193 35.71%
Mechanical Drafters 5 $54,259 35.71%
Materials Scientists 5 $73,216 35.71%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 4 $43,311 28.57%
Anesthesiologists 4 $191,720 28.57%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 4 $31,933 28.57%
Bill and Account Collectors 4 $42,536 28.57%
Social and Human Service Assistants 4 $30,800 28.57%
Epidemiologists 4 $49,171 28.57%
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 %
Campus Management Corporation 56 $73,159 87.50%
Thales Avionics Inc 56 $97,648 87.50%
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Inc 56 $87,774 88.89%
Gartner Inc 56 $63,338 88.89%
Ardaman Associates Inc 56 $61,766 88.89%
Astir Services Llc 56 $58,287 88.89%
Amadeus North America Inc 56 $88,798 88.89%
Google Llc 56 $92,963 88.89%
Majestic It Services Inc 56 $84,057 88.89%
Vuram Inc 55 $78,138 87.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bailey Farms South Llc 3 2 $30,264 100.00%
Timoteo Leos 2 $30,264 100.00%
Gracia And Sons Llc 2 $43,014 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 5 2 $27,810 100.00%
Natures Green Inc 5 2 $30,264 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 37 2 $29,806 100.00%
Ferm And Farm Llc 2 $34,081 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 1 2 $27,810 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 3 2 $32,074 100.00%
Guerrero Ag Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jl Home Projects Inc 5 $46,205 41.67%
Vip Business Consulting Llc 5 $51,526 41.67%
University Community Hospital Inc 5 $42,157 41.67%
First Coast Properties Of Jacksonville Inc 5 $30,455 41.67%
Bridge Professionals Inc 5 $43,343 41.67%
Capital International Financial Fund Llc 5 $105,698 41.67%
Marble Granite Connection Inc 5 $39,948 41.67%
Lennar Corporation 5 $91,587 41.67%
Mpg Operations Llc 5 $103,784 41.67%
Weirsdale Family Health Center Inc 5 $161,292 41.67%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orange Groves 2 $34,913 66.67%
Apparel Knitting Mills 2 $53,799 66.67%
Cemeteries And Crematories 2 $91,260 66.67%
Machine Tool Manufacturing 2 $56,087 66.67%
Pottery Ceramics And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing 2 $101,785 66.67%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 2 $118,186 66.67%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 2 $68,567 66.67%
Marinas 2 $47,507 66.67%
Timber Tract Operations 2 $106,777 100.00%
Commercial Industrial And Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing 2 $66,955 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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