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 %
United States Of America 19 $66,296 41.30%
Sweden 18 $79,621 40.00%
Costa Rica 17 $72,656 43.59%
Hong Kong 16 $36,503 44.44%
Switzerland 16 $76,250 44.44%
Sri Lanka 16 $68,680 45.71%
Serbia 15 $53,314 48.39%
Malaysia 13 $73,182 44.83%
Barbados 12 $61,308 44.44%
Ghana 12 $43,857 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Power And Light Company 24 $84,134 88.89%
Claims Services Group Llc 24 $94,403 88.89%
I3infotek Inc 24 $66,912 88.89%
Accesso Llc 24 $77,917 88.89%
Sunhine Consulting Llc 24 $61,163 88.89%
Unikon It Inc 24 $70,182 88.89%
Kanap Systems Llc 24 $78,684 88.89%
Bcc Engineering Llc 24 $68,969 88.89%
Millicom International Services Llc 24 $106,207 88.89%
Jnit Technologies Inc 24 $78,358 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Op Kuzzens H2a Llc Fe24 1 $29,806 100.00%
Florida Citrus Harvesting Inc 1 $17,859 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc 11 Supervisors 1 $25,813 100.00%
Miller Farms Llc 7 1 $32,698 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc 8 1 $29,806 100.00%
Dc Harvesting Llc 1 $17,363 100.00%
Costa Farms Operations Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Starlight Farms Llc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Tommasos Queens 1 $20,238 100.00%
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Gfw 11 1 $30,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Affordable Granite Concepts Inc 3 $24,010 60.00%
Amcor Rigid Packaging Usa Llc 3 $126,506 60.00%
Camilas Restaurant Orlando Llc 3 $39,194 60.00%
Kore Wireless Inc 3 $77,113 60.00%
Domo Cafe 3 $37,357 60.00%
Suzano Pulp And Paper America Inc 3 $50,246 60.00%
Bpp Ramen Group Corp 3 $26,118 60.00%
List Management Services Inc 3 $68,085 60.00%
Trading Post Coffee Shop Llc 3 $26,118 60.00%
Riverca Proyect Clean Llc 3 $22,651 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