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 %
Larsen And Toubro Infotech Limited 27 $48,046 87.10%
Omnicomm Systems Inc 27 $54,937 90.00%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 27 $49,447 90.00%
Center For Maintenance And Repair Usa Llc 27 $51,931 90.00%
Wireless America Llc 27 $55,555 90.00%
Icap International Llc 27 $54,695 90.00%
Yashco Systems Inc 27 $70,934 90.00%
Kidz Medical Services Inc 27 $149,284 90.00%
Central Dynamics Llc 27 $85,990 90.00%
Dcr Workforce Inc 27 $68,744 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natures Green Inc 7 Mech 1 $44,970 100.00%
Jose Gracia Harvesting 1 $55,307 100.00%
Silverio Martinez Dba Silverio Martinez Harvesting 1 $17,859 100.00%
Garcia Citrus Harvesting Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Southern Gardens Groves Corporation 1 $25,813 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Melons 1 $25,813 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 6 1 $29,806 100.00%
Pedro Gallegos Jr 1 $21,041 100.00%
Moraga Farms 1 $24,357 100.00%
Derringer Trucking And Harvesting Llc Fl 1 1 $25,813 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Douce France Bakery 3 $31,436 50.00%
Bj Consulting Group Llc 3 $56,895 50.00%
Regal Tax Advisory Group Llc 3 $53,789 50.00%
Northwest Distributors Llc 3 $146,183 50.00%
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Inc 3 $76,336 50.00%
Suntech Plumbing And Mechanical Corp 3 $45,684 50.00%
Engeper America Corp Dbaace Granite 3 $101,511 50.00%
Sp6 Consulting Dba Aditum Dba Intellect 3 $115,426 50.00%
Tequenomania Inc 3 $46,557 50.00%
Cloudteam Llc 3 $98,009 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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