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)

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 %
Thailand 31 $46,518 35.23%
Romania 31 $62,034 36.05%
Uruguay 30 $75,998 36.14%
Hungary 30 $52,411 36.59%
Jordan 29 $73,164 43.28%
Bolivia 29 $54,676 44.62%
Poland 28 $68,942 45.16%
Trinidad And Tobago 27 $57,490 44.26%
Albania 26 $34,837 42.62%
Ethiopia 26 $85,969 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 68 $87,859 89.47%
Cyber Chasse Inc 68 $64,739 89.47%
Darden Corporation 67 $100,946 88.16%
Biomet 3i Llc 67 $74,244 88.16%
Sumtotal Systems Llc 67 $65,645 89.33%
Anjaneyap Inc 67 $63,375 89.33%
Intone Networks Inc 66 $71,346 88.00%
Photon Infotech Inc 66 $74,267 88.00%
First Tek Inc 66 $60,378 88.00%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 65 $87,533 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Treasure Coast Farms One Inc Petition 2 3 $28,780 100.00%
D And K Harvesting Inc 3 $21,515 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 1 3 $28,551 100.00%
Carolina Agriculture Llc 3 $24,870 100.00%
United States Sugar Corporation 3 $24,613 100.00%
Alx Harvesting Llc 3 $25,099 100.00%
Hays Harvesting Inc Petition 5 3 $28,780 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 3 $29,931 100.00%
Eam Harvesting Llc 1 3 $31,075 100.00%
Ye Ole Davis Farms Inc 3 $27,220 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arcadia Medical Associates 5 $152,368 35.71%
Sapient Corporation 5 $53,851 35.71%
Apurva Tech Inc 5 $62,953 35.71%
Pario Solutions 5 $78,645 35.71%
Arquitectonica International Corporation 5 $55,515 35.71%
Saveologycom 5 $56,576 35.71%
Inca Investments Llc 5 $70,225 35.71%
Odebrecht Construction Inc 5 $77,031 35.71%
Richemont Latin America Caribbean Llc 5 $62,038 35.71%
Bluenet Technologies Inc 5 $82,593 35.71%

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