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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physical Therapists 1 $58,053 12.50%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 1 $21,341 12.50%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 1 $51,000 12.50%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $107,702 12.50%
Phlebotomists 1 $30,950 12.50%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 1 $43,717 12.50%
Funeral Attendants 1 $27,726 12.50%
Construction Carpenters 1 $35,922 12.50%
Curators 1 $51,022 12.50%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 1 $19,885 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 %
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 %
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation 235 $88,944 90.38%
Pnr Software Solutions Corporation 232 $52,626 89.23%
Rockwell Collins Inc 227 $103,174 88.67%
The Depository Trust And Clearing Corporation 224 $105,690 89.60%
Softvision Llc 219 $79,425 88.31%
Chadwick Riley Corporation 219 $76,698 88.66%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 215 $80,998 88.11%
Yash Creations Inc 212 $58,786 87.24%
Atos Syntel Inc 211 $63,551 87.19%
It Software Solutions Inc 208 $52,131 86.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gna Labor Llc 11 $28,046 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Hauling Inc 11 $20,354 100.00%
Multi State Labor Llc 11 $29,687 100.00%
P L Harvesting Llc 11 $21,357 100.00%
Derringer Trucking And Harvesting Llc 11 $29,133 100.00%
Vernon Dixon Harvesting Inc 11 $23,391 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Inc 11 $21,631 100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc 11 $21,617 100.00%
Baltazar Garcia Harvesting Grove Care Inc 11 $22,396 100.00%
Gulf Harvesting Inc 11 $18,267 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Tpa Llc 16 $63,406 35.56%
The University Of Tampa 16 $49,077 35.56%
Kyra Solutions Inc 16 $90,199 35.56%
Solar Energy Company Llc Dba Sec Florida Llc 16 $33,758 35.56%
Harbour Ridge Yacht Country Club 16 $22,858 35.56%
Gators Dockside At Hunt Club Inc 16 $21,544 36.36%
Akamai Technologies Inc 15 $94,142 34.88%
Burger King Corporation 14 $147,993 32.56%
Post Buckley Schuh Jernigan Inc 14 $67,588 32.56%
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc 14 $98,876 32.56%

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