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 %
Oracle America Inc 546 $99,148 91.76%
Decipher Software Solutions 539 $61,854 91.98%
Kforce Inc 535 $77,820 91.61%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 519 $69,225 91.05%
University Of Central Florida 516 $55,476 94.85%
Makeurcareer Llc 516 $58,971 95.03%
Mayo Clinic 494 $69,271 90.98%
Ntt Data Inc 487 $73,761 90.52%
Ibm Corporation 486 $76,161 90.67%
Ust Global Inc 485 $55,377 91.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Pacific Farms Llc 21 $23,427 100.00%
Perez Citrus Inc 21 $27,159 100.00%
Sol Harvesting Llc 20 $23,099 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 20 $28,377 100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers 20 $29,255 100.00%
Natures Green Inc 19 $21,844 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 19 $22,542 100.00%
V Valencia Harvesting Inc 19 $25,681 100.00%
Premier Packing Llc 19 $27,176 100.00%
Desoto Fruit And Harvesting Inc 19 $19,295 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accenture Llp 37 $106,098 33.04%
Color Factory Inc 37 $67,004 33.64%
Wb Solutions Llc 37 $98,119 34.26%
Baptist Health South Florida Inc 34 $76,275 33.01%
Dolphin Solutions Inc 33 $84,896 32.35%
Visa Usa 32 $96,932 32.00%
Chadwick Riley Corporation 32 $74,921 32.00%
Sap America Inc 31 $96,006 32.29%
Apple Inc 31 $93,568 32.63%
Intellativ Inc 31 $87,092 32.63%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing 4 $61,589 100.00%
Utility System Construction 4 $63,196 100.00%
Framing Contractors 4 $58,630 100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 4 $91,848 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 4 $89,648 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 4 $62,702 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 4 $69,025 100.00%
Corrugated And Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing 3 $61,679 75.00%
Charter Bus Industry 3 $62,587 75.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 3 $63,426 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Insurance Funds 1 $87,922 50.00%

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