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 %
Software Developers, Applications 36,698 $78,926 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 24,722 $67,362 92.67%
Computer Programmers 14,309 $57,154 89.41%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,833 $64,112 93.65%
Management Analysts 4,844 $61,889 91.02%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,545 $83,364 91.47%
Accountants and Auditors 2,905 $55,448 90.39%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,624 $47,224 83.75%
Civil Engineers 2,620 $65,886 88.72%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,381 $124,907 92.90%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,624 $5,193,425 79.27%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,053 $243,451 58.96%
Computer Systems Analysts 866 $2,062,633 49.83%
Computer Occupations, All Other 524 $74,671 87.48%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 415 $19,312 72.05%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 414 $47,374 81.50%
Accountants and Auditors 380 $63,534 76.61%
Marketing Managers 376 $96,963 76.58%
Software Developers, Systems Software 322 $561,445 73.85%
Management Analysts 306 $68,335 76.69%
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 %
Denmark 6 $65,609 40.00%
Lithuania 6 $65,720 46.15%
Armenia 5 $65,529 38.46%
Libya 5 $117,868 41.67%
Moldova 5 $70,050 41.67%
Macedonia 4 $47,301 33.33%
Bermuda 4 $53,437 36.36%
Tunisia 4 $94,883 40.00%
Norway 4 $48,741 40.00%
Burma (myanmar) 4 $65,723 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syniverse Technologies 95 $75,602 91.35%
Asklepian Inc 95 $55,847 91.35%
Vevey Software Solutions Llc 94 $57,730 90.38%
Ntt Data Services Llc 94 $100,030 91.26%
Mhk Medhok Inc 94 $92,576 92.16%
Temenos Usa Inc 94 $90,356 92.16%
Csc Consulting Inc 94 $66,364 93.07%
Genpact Llc 94 $72,433 93.07%
Genesis Techsystems Inc 94 $60,018 94.00%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 93 $70,396 93.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leos Harvesting 5 $23,341 100.00%
Chad Stewart Inc 5 $27,165 100.00%
Rodrigo Gutierrez Tapia 5 $18,175 100.00%
Stonestreet Training Llc 5 $27,165 100.00%
Sod Life Services Llc 5 $29,087 100.00%
Sweet Living Farms Llc 5 $25,696 100.00%
Lands Palm Trees Inc 5 $27,593 100.00%
Ww Farms And Trucking Llc 5 $30,314 100.00%
Sunnydays Nursery Landscape Llc 5 $26,591 100.00%
Francisco J Orozco 5 $35,135 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barfield Inc 7 $52,422 35.00%
Img Academy Llc 7 $52,927 35.00%
Pace Americas Inc 7 $96,883 36.84%
Fiddlers Creek Llc 7 $47,706 36.84%
American Consulting Solutions Inc 7 $100,767 36.84%
Amfal Tech Llc 7 $107,179 36.84%
Eci Pharmaceuticals Llc 7 $52,597 36.84%
Arx Solutions Usa Llc 7 $49,352 36.84%
Control Laser Corporation 7 $69,644 36.84%
Leanswift Solutions Inc 7 $104,434 36.84%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Optometrists 53 $77,683 86.89%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 53 $62,368 86.89%
Beauty Salons 52 $54,747 86.67%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 52 $64,077 86.67%
Marine Cargo Handling 52 $74,643 88.14%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors 52 $62,649 88.14%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 52 $66,039 88.14%
Boat Building 52 $73,219 88.14%
Food Service Contractors 51 $66,173 87.93%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 51 $48,619 87.93%
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