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 %
Industrial Ecologists 1 $39,000 100.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $44,595 100.00%
Music Composers and Arrangers 1 $101,109 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 1 $36,234 100.00%
Craft Artists 1 $27,706 100.00%
Boilermakers 1 $0 100.00%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1 $24,794 100.00%
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 1 $50,918 100.00%
Securities and Commodities Traders 1 $113,194 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Thailand 31 $46,518 35.23%
Romania 31 $62,034 36.05%
Uruguay 30 $75,998 36.14%
Hungary 30 $52,411 36.59%
Jordan 29 $73,164 43.28%
Bolivia 29 $54,676 44.62%
Poland 28 $68,942 45.16%
Trinidad And Tobago 27 $57,490 44.26%
Albania 26 $34,837 42.62%
Ethiopia 26 $85,969 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southwest Volusia Healthcare Corporation 24 $53,872 92.31%
Heartland Employment Services Llc 24 $59,559 92.31%
Pcb Apps Llc 24 $71,275 92.31%
Datazoomers Inc 24 $52,100 92.31%
Sree Infotech Llc 24 $61,247 92.31%
Sage It Inc 24 $70,661 92.31%
Centered Care Providers Llc 24 $68,553 92.31%
Pasco Pinellas Hillsborough Community Health System Inc 24 $54,226 92.31%
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Inc 24 $54,192 92.31%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 24 $77,534 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macario Ramirez 1 $24,357 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 14 Polk Driver 1 $34,715 100.00%
Hays Harvesting Inc Petition 6 1 $30,722 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Fl7 Mppa 1 $177 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bristow Group Inc 2 $31,741 40.00%
Software Fx Inc 2 $71,437 40.00%
Allen Systems Group Inc 2 $58,448 40.00%
Nationwide Communication Services Llc 2 $26,728 40.00%
Fashion Power Inc 2 $41,756 40.00%
Crispin Porter Bogusky Llc 2 $69,077 40.00%
S O Grocersinc 2 $54,361 40.00%
North Broward Hospital District Dba Broward Health 2 $75,649 40.00%
Florida Physicians Medical Group 2 $159,307 40.00%
Novopayment Inc 2 $60,164 40.00%

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