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 %
Swanktek Inc 69 $70,522 88.46%
Infoville Inc 69 $70,577 88.46%
Computer Sciences Corporation 69 $70,570 88.46%
Radise International Lc 69 $62,286 88.46%
Alfa Gl Inc 69 $51,329 88.46%
Tampa Electric Company 69 $101,034 89.61%
Aegis Therapies Inc 69 $68,194 89.61%
Walgreen Co 68 $102,524 88.31%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc 68 $89,044 88.31%
Technumen Inc 68 $75,654 88.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
C B Farms 3 $21,883 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc Fl 5 3 $28,780 100.00%
Glades Planting Llc 3 $22,194 100.00%
Buy Sod Usa Llc 3 $42,675 100.00%
Rancheros M M Llc 3 $30,722 100.00%
M M Packing Llc 3 $30,417 100.00%
Panhandle Growers Inc 3 $28,780 100.00%
Desoto Harvesting Inc 3 $18,576 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 4 3 $29,439 100.00%
Fla Melon Harvesting Inc 3 $26,964 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gators Dockside Of Melbourne Llc 6 $20,405 42.86%
Sherjan Broadcasting Company Inc 5 $34,360 35.71%
Hencorp Becstone Financial Services 5 $69,048 35.71%
Nokia Siemens Networks Us Llc 5 $68,881 35.71%
The Fountain Group 5 $77,771 35.71%
Silvas Enterprise Inc 5 $119,662 35.71%
Dunbar Center Inc 5 $25,917 35.71%
Franklin Templeton 5 $92,993 35.71%
Avidyne Corporation 5 $84,061 35.71%
Jet Aircraft Maintenance Inc 5 $62,641 35.71%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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