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 %
Construction Managers 484 $75,500 83.16%
Graphic Designers 473 $37,204 84.31%
Sales Managers 466 $93,243 83.51%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 466 $108,998 84.27%
Logisticians 459 $51,841 83.61%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 457 $44,546 84.16%
Chief Executives 450 $160,684 83.33%
Engineers, All Other 447 $63,960 85.47%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 423 $52,853 82.30%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $59,890 81.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 93 $3,310,426 90.29%
Coaches and Scouts 90 $38,369 96.77%
Cost Estimators 89 $45,807 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 88 $57,065 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 87 $37,787 102.35%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 87 $22,586 104.82%
Nursing Assistants 83 $22,229 102.47%
Dishwashers 76 $19,807 95.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 76 $53,418 100.00%
Childcare Workers 75 $22,421 98.68%
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 %
Prism It Corp 147 $68,742 84.97%
Bkfs I Services Llc 147 $89,868 86.47%
Pax Technology Inc 145 $65,670 86.31%
Mitchellmartin Inc 144 $110,241 85.71%
Niit Technologies Limited 141 $69,739 85.45%
Techpillars Inc 140 $63,578 86.96%
The Ultimate Software Group Inc 140 $87,110 88.05%
Technosoft Corporation 140 $78,624 88.05%
Tbc Corporation 139 $91,608 87.97%
Electronic Arts Tiburon A Florida Corporation 139 $78,255 89.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rouge River Farms Inc 9 $25,265 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc 9 $23,546 100.00%
Spanish Trails Farms Inc 9 $27,391 100.00%
Classie Growers Llc 9 $25,834 100.00%
Rainbrook Farms Llc 9 $23,677 100.00%
S Derringer Harvesting Inc 9 $26,802 100.00%
Rodriguez Citrus Harvesting Inc 9 $21,558 100.00%
D J And Sons Harvesting Inc 9 $27,101 100.00%
Pals Apiaries Inc 9 $25,032 100.00%
Fernandez Sons Harvesting Llc 9 $25,648 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fogo De Chao Holdings Inc 12 $51,748 36.36%
Aark Enterprises Inc 12 $23,795 36.36%
Kidz Medical Services Inc 11 $106,269 33.33%
Ceva Logistics Us Inc 11 $86,660 33.33%
Cogenthealthcare Fort Myers Llc 11 $167,474 33.33%
Salesforcecom 11 $96,047 33.33%
Mastec Services Company Inc 11 $92,564 34.38%
Cbs Interactive Inc 11 $81,731 34.38%
Carecloud Corporation 11 $69,829 35.48%
Westport Insurance Corporation 11 $86,080 35.48%

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