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 %
Ship Engineers 3 $77,868 75.00%
Radiologic Technologists 3 $60,223 75.00%
Procurement Clerks 3 $37,251 75.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 3 $39,533 75.00%
Tutors 3 $33,638 75.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $129,626 50.00%
Childcare Workers 2 $21,393 50.00%
Document Management Specialists 2 $62,400 50.00%
Real Estate Sales Agents 2 $33,125 50.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 2 $28,018 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Soviet Union 1 $56,576 50.00%
Mozambique 1 $43,909 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $59,925 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $76,856 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $77,438 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 50.00%
Andorra 1 $122,782 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mufg Bank Ltd 27 $120,237 87.10%
Florida Nephrology Plc 27 $165,398 87.10%
Ascii Group Llc 27 $66,994 87.10%
Techaffinity Consulting Inc 27 $69,135 87.10%
Kronsys Inc 27 $69,288 87.10%
Sdh Systems Llc 27 $75,635 87.10%
General Electric Company 27 $81,898 87.10%
Apogee Medical Group Florida Inc 27 $126,417 87.10%
Kolla Soft Inc 27 $55,008 87.10%
Mc2 Models Miami Llc 27 $32,564 87.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 7 1 $29,806 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fr22 1 $25,813 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Ff24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Vargas Dark Clown Harvesting Inc 1 $25,126 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Sdaeo 1 $32,698 100.00%
Onsite Ag Services 1 $29,806 100.00%
Riverbell Inc 1 $18,673 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl7 Pc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fa22 1 $25,813 100.00%
Fc Of Arcadia Inc 4 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spherea Llc 3 $75,081 50.00%
Vigo Vigo Cpa Llp 3 $38,404 50.00%
Elite Custom Granite Corp 3 $37,156 50.00%
Beach Tyrex Llc 3 $42,501 50.00%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 3 $112,854 50.00%
Sr Chandra Inc 3 $49,116 50.00%
Vital Ac Solutions Inc 3 $40,955 50.00%
Dentsply Sirona Inc 3 $79,997 50.00%
Ramgus45 Llc 3 $75,233 50.00%
Dart Industries Inc 3 $60,514 50.00%

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