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 %
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 %
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 %
Hsn Inc 108 $97,556 88.52%
Software Guidance Assistance Inc 107 $80,554 88.43%
Citiustech Inc 107 $80,701 89.17%
Cyma Systems Inc 107 $77,745 89.17%
Birlasoft Inc 107 $60,910 89.92%
Mesons Technologies Llc 107 $73,748 90.68%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 106 $99,778 89.83%
Uci Group Of Healthcare Services Inc 105 $61,183 88.98%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 105 $74,648 89.74%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 105 $93,591 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northwest Pollinators Jv 6 $28,399 100.00%
Badillo Brothers Inc 6 $25,433 100.00%
B H Farms Llc 6 $25,005 100.00%
Sun Citrus Harvesting Inc 6 $26,534 100.00%
Reyna Farms Inc 6 $28,780 100.00%
Alliance Dairies 6 $25,587 100.00%
Desoto Fruit Harvesting Inc 6 $26,104 100.00%
Clinton Nurseries Of Florida Inc 6 $30,354 100.00%
Jesses Trucking Of Sw Fl Inc 6 $25,754 100.00%
Hibernia Enterprises Llc 6 $29,650 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Going Green Construction Inc 8 $75,517 34.78%
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc 8 $91,018 34.78%
Titan Florida Llc 8 $97,066 34.78%
Dcr Workforce Inc 8 $96,897 34.78%
Pall Corporation 8 $83,387 34.78%
Fortinet Inc 8 $124,415 34.78%
Salumi 104 Inc 8 $62,801 36.36%
Ultralat Capital Markets 8 $103,517 36.36%
Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Us Inc 8 $60,474 36.36%
Astrosoft Technologies Llc 8 $88,218 36.36%

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