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 %
Honduras 86 $1,868,331 44.79%
Ukraine 81 $1,999,583 45.51%
Israel 69 $74,481 44.52%
Portugal 58 $54,997 38.93%
El Salvador 57 $55,423 42.54%
Taiwan 52 $52,922 41.60%
Egypt 48 $73,325 44.04%
Australia 47 $84,371 49.47%
Nigeria 39 $57,285 42.86%
Nicaragua 32 $53,357 35.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 7 $106,293 100.00%
Sitel Operating Corporation 7 $142,153 100.00%
Pgim Inc 7 $117,098 100.00%
Business Information Technology Solutionscom Inc 7 $101,483 100.00%
Angi Inc 7 $134,130 100.00%
Analytics Data Solutions Llc 7 $92,613 100.00%
Spns Tech Solutions Llc 7 $102,149 100.00%
Reliant Pharmacy Llc 7 $104,499 100.00%
Inpatient Specialists Of Southwest Florida Llc 7 $151,492 100.00%
Experis Us Llc 7 $105,729 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Night Hawk Remarketing Inc 1 $66,227 50.00%
Em Resource Enterprises Inc 1 $44,637 50.00%
Engineering Satila Corporation 1 $110,594 50.00%
Evanios 1 $104,707 50.00%
Parisi Venturini Corp 1 $36,358 50.00%
Intermex Wire Transfer 1 $36,338 50.00%
Jet Aircraft Maintenace Inc 1 $66,269 50.00%
International Security Trading Corp 1 $132,059 50.00%
Mccall Young Engineering Llc 1 $66,622 50.00%
Sgnettecnology Sa Inc 1 $83,928 50.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 1 $73,050 100.00%
Libraries And Archives 1 $54,517 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $89,440 100.00%
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops 1 $130,978 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 1 $66,102 100.00%
Special Die And Tool Die Set Jig And Fixture Manufacturing 1 $43,909 100.00%
Business And Secretarial Schools 1 $128,690 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $45,968 100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 1 $61,214 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 1 $72,259 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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