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 %
Quest Global Services Na Inc 78 $71,856 91.76%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 78 $62,303 91.76%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 78 $71,596 91.76%
Nu Info Systems Inc 77 $63,435 90.59%
Corporate Computer Solutions Llc 77 $64,131 90.59%
Ospro Systems Llc 76 $56,022 89.41%
Integrated Regional Laboratories 76 $52,807 90.48%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 75 $99,049 89.29%
Parbel Of Florida Inc 75 $61,497 90.36%
Trendset It Inc 75 $67,188 90.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hays Harvesting Inc Petition 2 4 $27,867 100.00%
Crisp Citrus Harvesting Llc 4 $23,868 100.00%
Fruitwood Apiaries 4 $27,867 100.00%
Humble Bee Apiary Llc 4 $26,276 100.00%
H2a Complete Llc 4 $17,190 100.00%
S Barragan Harvest Inc 4 $27,503 100.00%
Hays Harvesting Inc Petition 1 4 $34,414 100.00%
Maria I Romero 4 $25,641 100.00%
Vch Management Inc 4 $24,060 100.00%
Hays Harvesting Inc Petition 3 4 $27,867 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Setai Hotel Acquisition Llc 6 $101,951 37.50%
Brazilian Storm Soccer And Futsal Academy Corp 6 $28,886 37.50%
Topbuild Support Services Inc 6 $81,418 37.50%
Green Card Usa Por Empleo Inc 6 $32,656 37.50%
Csc Consulting Inc 6 $76,156 37.50%
Malwarebytes Inc 6 $98,956 37.50%
First Data Merchant Services Llc 6 $96,922 37.50%
Las Aguilas Inc Dba Azteca Doro 6 $31,536 37.50%
Junior Fernandes Bjj Corp 6 $30,878 37.50%
The Ram Law Firm Pa 6 $39,267 40.00%

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