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 %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 763 $43,194 87.30%
Financial Managers 710 $106,174 87.55%
Information Security Analysts 632 $77,267 85.06%
Internists, General 620 $146,109 88.95%
Sales Engineers 602 $89,685 89.05%
Lawyers 597 $86,497 88.71%
Business Intelligence Analysts 561 $72,893 86.57%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 539 $64,020 84.88%
Chemists 509 $57,184 82.90%
Public Relations Specialists 505 $42,574 85.02%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Database Administrators 122 $1,155,908 94.57%
Lawyers 120 $174,118 96.00%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 120 $20,360 98.36%
Sales Engineers 119 $90,801 102.59%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 111 $80,614 96.52%
Logisticians 111 $1,252,558 97.37%
Statisticians 105 $51,767 94.59%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 102 $37,336 92.73%
Chief Executives 97 $151,054 88.99%
Public Relations Specialists 95 $44,383 90.48%
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 %
Syniverse Technologies 95 $75,602 91.35%
Asklepian Inc 95 $55,847 91.35%
Vevey Software Solutions Llc 94 $57,730 90.38%
Ntt Data Services Llc 94 $100,030 91.26%
Mhk Medhok Inc 94 $92,576 92.16%
Temenos Usa Inc 94 $90,356 92.16%
Csc Consulting Inc 94 $66,364 93.07%
Genpact Llc 94 $72,433 93.07%
Genesis Techsystems Inc 94 $60,018 94.00%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 93 $70,396 93.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leos Harvesting 5 $23,341 100.00%
Chad Stewart Inc 5 $27,165 100.00%
Rodrigo Gutierrez Tapia 5 $18,175 100.00%
Stonestreet Training Llc 5 $27,165 100.00%
Sod Life Services Llc 5 $29,087 100.00%
Sweet Living Farms Llc 5 $25,696 100.00%
Lands Palm Trees Inc 5 $27,593 100.00%
Ww Farms And Trucking Llc 5 $30,314 100.00%
Sunnydays Nursery Landscape Llc 5 $26,591 100.00%
Francisco J Orozco 5 $35,135 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barfield Inc 7 $52,422 35.00%
Img Academy Llc 7 $52,927 35.00%
Pace Americas Inc 7 $96,883 36.84%
Fiddlers Creek Llc 7 $47,706 36.84%
American Consulting Solutions Inc 7 $100,767 36.84%
Amfal Tech Llc 7 $107,179 36.84%
Eci Pharmaceuticals Llc 7 $52,597 36.84%
Arx Solutions Usa Llc 7 $49,352 36.84%
Control Laser Corporation 7 $69,644 36.84%
Leanswift Solutions Inc 7 $104,434 36.84%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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