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 %
Soil and Water Conservationists 1 $50,690 50.00%
Dancers 1 $25,813 50.00%
Radiation Therapists 1 $111,072 50.00%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 1 $120,931 50.00%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 1 $0 50.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1 $62,400 50.00%
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 1 $42,973 50.00%
Upholsterers 1 $28,725 50.00%
Environmental Economists 1 $82,722 50.00%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $39,645 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Short Order 1 $21,486 12.50%
Brokerage Clerks 1 $31,117 12.50%
Surgical Technologists 1 $32,677 12.50%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1 $64,979 12.50%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1 $28,600 12.50%
Environmental Economists 1 $146,890 12.50%
Home Appliance Repairers 1 $32,469 12.50%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1 $25,813 12.50%
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 1 $35,506 12.50%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 1 $50,502 12.50%
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 %
Arvyn Technologies Inc 24 $63,521 88.89%
Foot Locker Retail Inc 24 $79,624 88.89%
Hilton Resorts Corporation 24 $99,155 88.89%
Intellectt Inc 24 $86,730 88.89%
Techno Comp Inc 24 $71,123 88.89%
Unicon Systems Inc 24 $79,817 88.89%
Vmware Inc 24 $96,980 88.89%
Health Plan Services Inc 24 $95,143 88.89%
Conduit Consultancy Services Llc 24 $85,329 88.89%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 24 $116,301 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
P A Contracting Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Continental Floral Llc 1 $24,357 100.00%
William H Perry Sr Dba Perry Apiaries 1 $20,800 100.00%
Corange Llc 1 $23,483 100.00%
M M Produce Inc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fb24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Vch Management Inc Fl 1 1 $30,722 100.00%
John M Seay Farms 1 $25,126 100.00%
Toensing Horses Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fn21 1 $25,126 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rokaviar Inc 2 $71,157 40.00%
Afina Systems Inc 2 $140,047 40.00%
Globe Trailer Manufacturing Inc 2 $1,324,554 40.00%
Comverse Inc 2 $73,486 40.00%
Jai Gayatri Inc Dba Subway 2 $86,736 40.00%
Granite Marble World Inc 2 $66,987 40.00%
Marchs Drywall Inc 2 $36,338 40.00%
Mastercard International 2 $103,085 40.00%
French American School Of Miami 2 $35,400 40.00%
Nortel Networks Cala Inc 2 $51,387 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