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 %
Water/Wastewater Engineers 9 $69,738 81.82%
Credit Counselors 9 $34,398 81.82%
Nurse Anesthetists 9 $133,346 81.82%
Life Scientists, All Other 9 $47,628 81.82%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 8 $36,312 80.00%
Therapists, All Other 8 $44,850 80.00%
Geneticists 8 $51,834 80.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 8 $74,472 80.00%
Biochemical Engineers 8 $73,783 80.00%
Orthodontists 8 $180,440 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Divers 4 $34,154 30.77%
Driver/Sales Workers 4 $28,278 30.77%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 4 $61,833 30.77%
Photographers 4 $40,311 30.77%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 4 $28,501 30.77%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 4 $45,121 30.77%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 4 $44,798 30.77%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $55,457 30.77%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 4 $28,127 30.77%
Podiatrists 4 $70,512 30.77%
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 %
Ridgecrest Nh Llc 9 $75,751 90.00%
Siri Software Solutions Llc 9 $77,087 90.00%
Two Connect Llc 9 $80,175 90.00%
People Tech Group Inc 9 $82,051 90.00%
Istream Solutions Inc 9 $86,077 90.00%
Us Tech Systems Inc 9 $70,752 90.00%
Stonebridge Consulting Group Llc 9 $80,344 90.00%
Liebert Corporation 9 $78,321 90.00%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 9 $78,569 90.00%
Rjt Compuquest Inc Dba Apolis 9 $84,631 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mike Trading Group Corp 1 $128,502 50.00%
Conker Trading Corporation 1 $156,998 50.00%
Biomet3i Llc 1 $108,035 50.00%
Arun K Singh Md Pa 1 $166,400 50.00%
First Hernando Youth Soccer Club Inc 1 $57,590 50.00%
La Rosa Del Monte 1 $78,499 50.00%
Misty Flowers Inc 1 $32,698 50.00%
Near Marketing Llc 1 $46,238 50.00%
Costa Tropicals Flowers Inc 1 $84,178 50.00%
Ds Advisors Llc 1 $73,882 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $73,050 100.00%
Libraries And Archives 1 $54,517 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $89,440 100.00%
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops 1 $130,978 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing 1 $43,909 100.00%
Business And Secretarial Schools 1 $128,690 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $45,968 100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 1 $61,214 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 1 $72,259 100.00%
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