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 %
Sales Agents, Financial Services	4	$61,490	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	4	$45,729	66.67%
Social Workers, All Other	4	$32,752	66.67%
Quality Control Analysts	4	$58,256	66.67%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$45,923	66.67%
Pharmacy Technicians	4	$24,050	66.67%
Tax Preparers	4	$38,615	66.67%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	4	$52,936	66.67%
Mathematical Technicians	4	$41,730	66.67%
Electrical Engineering Technicians	4	$31,486	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Clinical Psychologists	2	$43,108	18.18%
Construction and Building Inspectors	2	$74,443	18.18%
Physical Therapist Assistants	2	$42,723	18.18%
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	2	$21,497	18.18%
Sound Engineering Technicians	2	$44,856	18.18%
Floor Sanders and Finishers	2	$36,629	18.18%
Ship Engineers	2	$76,752	18.18%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities	2	$74,152	18.18%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$46,873	18.18%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2	$24,087	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 %
United States Of America	19	$66,296	41.30%
Sweden	18	$79,621	40.00%
Costa Rica	17	$72,656	43.59%
Hong Kong	16	$36,503	44.44%
Switzerland	16	$76,250	44.44%
Sri Lanka	16	$68,680	45.71%
Serbia	15	$53,314	48.39%
Malaysia	13	$73,182	44.83%
Barbados	12	$61,308	44.44%
Ghana	12	$43,857	44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	7,771	$63,077	99.46%
Infosys Limited	7,373	$67,584	99.42%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	6,823	$75,982	97.92%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,460	$70,892	98.97%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,050	$80,919	95.19%
University Of Florida	2,616	$65,137	83.74%
Capgemini America Inc	2,562	$79,148	96.28%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	2,296	$66,742	96.59%
Citibank Na	1,897	$100,228	94.71%
Accenture Llp	1,675	$72,271	98.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc	77	$27,415	100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc	61	$28,486	100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc	46	$21,723	100.00%
Statewide Harvesting Hauling Llc	44	$33,477	100.00%
Ag Labor Llc	43	$30,764	100.00%
Jft Harvesting Inc	42	$29,843	100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc	40	$24,172	100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd	37	$28,334	100.00%
Templabor Llc	33	$30,055	100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc	33	$26,234	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	865	$69,722	28.98%
University Of Florida	450	$73,709	19.56%
Citibank Na	290	$105,142	33.53%
Natures Way Farms Llc	253	$20,478	34.42%
Verizon Communications Inc All Its Subsidiaries Affiliates	172	$89,841	38.22%
Raymond James Associates	134	$101,903	31.02%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc	102	$95,661	35.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp	95	$94,585	37.55%
Db Usa Core Corporation	92	$82,322	36.36%
Amgen Inc	90	$88,009	37.50%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Centers	21	$99,197	84.00%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs	20	$92,080	80.00%
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing	20	$86,260	80.00%
Other Personal Care Services	20	$65,758	80.00%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers	20	$78,181	80.00%
Electronic And Precision Equipment Repair And Maintenance	20	$61,020	80.00%
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	20	$58,801	80.00%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	20	$99,168	80.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing	20	$72,868	80.00%
Other Services To Buildings And Dwellings	20	$54,049	80.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Support Activities For Transportation	10	$52,603	83.33%
Construction Of Buildings	10	$65,433	83.33%
Grantmaking Foundations	10	$51,554	83.33%
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	10	$88,014	83.33%
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	10	$59,903	83.33%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	10	$9,677,381	83.33%
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins	10	$96,011	83.33%
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	10	$73,372	83.33%
Arts Entertainment And Recreation	10	$72,109	83.33%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	10	$46,810	83.33%

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.