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 %
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	4	$45,833	66.67%
Surgical Technologists	4	$43,223	80.00%
Pathologists	4	$158,193	80.00%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	4	$45,874	80.00%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	4	$35,549	80.00%
Foresters	4	$40,467	80.00%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	4	$33,015	80.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	4	$50,794	80.00%
Clinical Nurse Specialists	4	$70,871	80.00%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	4	$40,945	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Designers, All Other	2	$40,768	18.18%
Food Science Technicians	2	$29,349	18.18%
Editors	2	$69,535	18.18%
Mathematicians	2	$81,464	18.18%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2	$33,800	18.18%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	2	$27,206	20.00%
Painters, Transportation Equipment	2	$44,741	20.00%
Construction and Building Inspectors	2	$74,443	20.00%
Dental Hygienists	2	$65,021	20.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	2	$111,998	20.00%

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 %
Spain	238	$460,397	43.99%
United Kingdom	205	$76,008	38.25%
Bangladesh	198	$1,505,880	40.33%
France	193	$75,893	45.95%
Nepal	148	$4,951,556	42.53%
South Korea	145	$40,026	41.91%
Peru	136	$52,609	42.77%
Turkey	133	$1,137,655	46.83%
Chile	128	$70,874	46.38%
Pakistan	128	$1,966,775	47.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Exactech Inc	49	$64,604	90.74%
Arcadis Us Inc	49	$67,830	90.74%
Baycare Health System Inc	49	$75,526	90.74%
Scioinspire Corporation	49	$65,031	90.74%
Mastec Services Company Inc	49	$85,427	90.74%
Emc Corporation	49	$96,165	90.74%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc	49	$88,168	90.74%
Security Iris Inc	49	$70,204	90.74%
Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc	49	$99,740	90.74%
Impetus Technologies Inc	49	$93,163	90.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Honey Land Farms Ii Llc	2	$24,357	100.00%
Fidel Barajas	2	$21,293	100.00%
East Bay Landscaping Irrigation	2	$27,810	100.00%
Jose M Ibarra Harvesting	2	$17,821	100.00%
Sundance Growers Inc	2	$30,264	100.00%
Migo Harvest Inc	2	$30,722	100.00%
H2a Workforce Consulting Llc	2	$26,738	100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 1	2	$28,267	100.00%
Rodney Hurd Apiaries	2	$35,360	100.00%
Nv Produce Inc	2	$25,470	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Quirch Foods	4	$56,082	40.00%
Hokkaido Hibachi Sushi Llc	4	$25,772	40.00%
Business Information Technology Solutionscom Inc	4	$89,092	40.00%
Infinite Energy Inc	4	$74,547	40.00%
Discovery Latin America Llc	4	$79,321	40.00%
Collage Investments Llc	4	$62,587	40.00%
Fusion Media Network Llc	4	$99,263	40.00%
Ocme America Corporation	4	$96,913	40.00%
Resma Llc	4	$41,886	40.00%
Banesco International Corp	4	$95,150	40.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	76,176	$69,987	91.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	12,773	$74,764	92.58%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,652	$59,762	83.24%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	5,555	$74,090	87.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,535	$74,832	95.51%
Management Consulting Services	4,834	$67,754	91.85%
Engineering Services	4,699	$68,654	93.38%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,471	$77,418	91.83%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	4,396	$85,874	96.17%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,961	$68,859	94.13%

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.