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 %
Soviet Union 1 $56,576 50.00%
Mozambique 1 $43,909 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $59,925 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $76,856 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $77,438 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $30,971 50.00%
Andorra 1 $122,782 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Sigma Software Solutions Llc 6 $117,423 100.00%
Warren And Carter Technologies Inc 6 $80,108 100.00%
Foley Cellulose Llc 5 $59,571 83.33%
Dhl Regional Services Inc 5 $50,448 83.33%
Granada Insurance Company 5 $91,616 83.33%
Gosan Usa Inc 5 $57,133 83.33%
Pero Family Farms Food Company Llc 5 $59,463 83.33%
Atlantic Institute Of Oriental Medicine 5 $46,537 83.33%
Gbg Energy Management Usallc 5 $87,414 83.33%
Business Telecommunications Services Inc 5 $84,664 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Limongi International Inc 1 $47,549 50.00%
Portofino Cafe Inc 1 $87,568 50.00%
Sleepy P Ranch Llc 1 $108,618 50.00%
Sparta Pewter Usa Inc 1 $56,389 50.00%
Xgd Systems Llc 1 $131,706 50.00%
Natset Llc Dba Yosvi Flowers 1 $53,331 50.00%
Pam1 Llc 1 $41,621 50.00%
Property Matters Investments Llc 1 $59,384 50.00%
Terra Nova Stone Inc 1 $93,746 50.00%
Victory Party Rentals Corp 1 $54,870 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