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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $40,804 46.15%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%
Belize 11 $69,810 44.00%
Belgium 11 $73,984 45.83%
Saudi Arabia 10 $57,663 43.48%
Syria 10 $105,815 45.45%
Finland 10 $89,783 45.45%
Belarus 10 $68,374 47.62%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Indonesia 10 $36,432 47.62%

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