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 %
Tribis Inc 6 $78,589 100.00%
Sr Professionals Lp 6 $62,605 100.00%
Primecrew Technologies 6 $66,217 100.00%
Northwell Health 6 $91,995 100.00%
British Broadcasting Corporation 6 $65,253 100.00%
Astra Care Llc 6 $58,989 100.00%
Strategic Planning Online Llc 6 $78,596 100.00%
V P Holdings Inc 6 $75,674 100.00%
Sharpedge Solutions Inc 6 $76,953 100.00%
Ida Solutions Inc 6 $73,431 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oceanis Fifinancial Advisors Llc 1 $71,136 50.00%
Complete Bio Solutions Inc 1 $52,582 50.00%
Bendix Payment Solutions Llc 1 $67,683 50.00%
Esj Capital Partners Llc 1 $190,237 50.00%
Acropolis Property Maintenance 1 $34,882 50.00%
Nettalkcom Inc 1 $34,382 50.00%
Ams 1818 Inc 1 $53,331 50.00%
Globe Auto Sales Corp 1 $75,837 50.00%
Avviato 1 $78,333 50.00%
Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli Pratt Pa 1 $104,894 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

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