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 %
Opticians, Dispensing 1 $29,598 50.00%
Agricultural Technicians 1 $29,973 50.00%
Video Game Designers 1 $64,875 50.00%
Archivists 1 $30,181 50.00%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 1 $41,995 50.00%
Civil Drafters 1 $54,038 100.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 1 $28,933 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 1 $90,501 100.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 1 $35,610 100.00%
Skincare Specialists 1 $42,515 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compliance Managers 1 $71,323 12.50%
Music Directors 1 $58,136 12.50%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1 $44,304 12.50%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 1 $21,778 12.50%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $51,400 12.50%
Transportation Engineers 1 $57,782 12.50%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $53,210 12.50%
Transportation Managers 1 $86,652 12.50%
Real Estate Brokers 1 $48,880 12.50%
Costume Attendants 1 $45,344 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 %
Rwanda 3 $76,870 42.86%
St Lucia 3 $54,306 50.00%
Zambia 3 $29,307 50.00%
Tanzania 3 $48,611,978 50.00%
Somalia 3 $21,944 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $57,439 33.33%
Algeria 2 $49,816 33.33%
Montenegro 2 $34,952 40.00%
Estonia 2 $64,840 40.00%
Iraq 2 $90,719 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Techdemocracy Llc 26 $57,498 89.66%
Lancesoft Inc 26 $57,200 89.66%
Cavalier It Inc 26 $64,402 89.66%
Workflow Technologies Inc 26 $46,507 89.66%
Implify Inc 26 $47,784 89.66%
Federal Express Corporation 26 $90,396 92.86%
Transunion Risk And Alternative Data Solutions Inc A Wos Of Transunion 26 $70,189 92.86%
Applied Thought Auditors And Consultants Inc 26 $66,266 92.86%
Actavis Inc 26 $78,111 92.86%
Software Global Ltd 26 $50,230 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 1 $29,910 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 15 Swfl Drivers 1 $34,715 100.00%
World Market Enterprises Llc 1 $25,813 100.00%
Florida Growers Association Inc Drivers 2 1 $49,691 100.00%
Dimare Ruskin Inc Packing 1 1 $25,813 100.00%
Huapilla Produce Inc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Indian Okee Harvesting 3 1 $30,722 100.00%
Bladimir Moreno 1 $19,076 100.00%
Classicbloodstock Llc Danzel Brendemuehl 1 $23,379 100.00%
Endsley Oaks Farm Inc 1 $23,483 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thermo Fisher Scientific 3 $104,076 60.00%
Sunergon Oil Gas Mining Group Inc 3 $132,891 60.00%
Brightview Landscape Services Inc 3 $20,842 60.00%
Jm Motorsports Llc 3 $40,713 60.00%
Medical Management International Inc 3 $67,343 60.00%
Catalina Marketing Corporation 3 $75,462 60.00%
Bny Mellon Government Securities Services Corp 3 $112,174 60.00%
Onyx Protective Group Inc 3 $50,419 60.00%
Modern Stones Llc 3 $57,588 60.00%
Trellance Inc 3 $96,595 60.00%

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