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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technical Directors/Managers 2 $42,973 18.18%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 2 $41,602 18.18%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 2 $34,986 18.18%
Editors 2 $69,535 18.18%
Medical Equipment Preparers 2 $31,596 18.18%
Designers, All Other 2 $40,768 18.18%
Mathematicians 2 $81,464 18.18%
Food Batchmakers 2 $21,258 18.18%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 2 $40,633 18.18%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2 $42,411 18.18%
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 %
Mcnamara Salvia Inc 10 $52,460 83.33%
Pandera Systems Pllc 10 $74,117 83.33%
Perk Systems Inc 10 $56,853 83.33%
Apollo Aviation Group Llc 10 $91,441 83.33%
Hig Capital Management Inc 10 $93,452 83.33%
Integrated Resources Inc 10 $65,262 83.33%
Mc Dean Inc 10 $66,795 83.33%
Kanap Systemsllc 10 $70,857 83.33%
Yellowpepper Usa Llc 10 $77,384 83.33%
Bave Technologies Inc 10 $58,783 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills 1 $40,976 33.33%
Barbara Knoll 1 $19,344 33.33%
Hendry Real Estate Advisors Inc 1 $61,318 33.33%
Creek Jewelry Inc 1 $60,632 33.33%
Fsi Fort Lauderdale Inc 1 $133,598 33.33%
Mile Marker International Inc 1 $40,706 33.33%
Kendall Health Care Properties 1 $68,307 33.33%
Tuffy Home Healthcare Care Products 1 $68,474 33.33%
Andica Designs Llc 1 $40,851 33.33%
Ace Plant Nursery 1 $27,373 33.33%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,677 $26,244 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 683 $26,892 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 630 $26,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 387 $26,556 100.00%
Apiculture 195 $26,584 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 156 $28,338 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 150 $23,699 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 103 $30,020 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 95 $27,965 100.00%
Orange Groves 81 $23,903 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,894 $139,073 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,163 $16,633,706 100.00%
Employment Services 2,227 $34,443 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,768 $59,905 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,203 $360,585 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1,030 $32,958 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 850 $213,817 100.00%
Janitorial Services 802 $22,323 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 760 $77,451 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 759 $73,337 100.00%

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