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 %
United States Of America 19 $66,296 41.30%
Sweden 18 $79,621 40.00%
Costa Rica 17 $72,656 43.59%
Hong Kong 16 $36,503 44.44%
Switzerland 16 $76,250 44.44%
Sri Lanka 16 $68,680 45.71%
Serbia 15 $53,314 48.39%
Malaysia 13 $73,182 44.83%
Barbados 12 $61,308 44.44%
Ghana 12 $43,857 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medtronic Inc 120 $82,848 88.24%
Techland Inc 118 $68,035 88.06%
Cisco Systems Inc 118 $98,620 88.06%
Adt Llc 117 $87,913 87.31%
Lan Cargo Sa 117 $56,350 87.97%
University Community Hospital Inc 117 $58,394 87.97%
Judge Software Professionals Inc 116 $49,223 87.88%
3i Infotech Inc 116 $65,042 87.88%
Idexcel Inc 116 $69,453 87.88%
Jabil Circuit Inc 115 $75,027 87.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dg Son Transport Inc 7 $31,209 100.00%
Marin J Corp 7 $26,811 100.00%
Sals Vegetable Transplants Llc 7 $28,160 100.00%
Mk Harvesting Inc 7 $25,966 100.00%
Triemy Management Services Inc 7 $23,378 100.00%
Oasis Harvesting Inc 7 $20,342 100.00%
Cisneros Harvesting Inc 7 $20,301 100.00%
Sauceda Contractors Inc 7 $27,572 100.00%
Starling Nursery Inc 7 $26,113 100.00%
Samy Aguilar Harvesting Inc 7 $29,759 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fla Landscapes And Lawns Inc 10 $23,067 37.04%
Gators Dockside Of Lake Mary Inc 10 $21,258 37.04%
Brunswick Corporation 9 $79,823 33.33%
Judge Software Professionals Inc 9 $79,548 33.33%
Cisneros Studios Llc 9 $43,315 33.33%
Abbott Laboratories 9 $73,577 34.62%
Mmpb Group Llc 9 $72,342 34.62%
Lakeview Internal Medicine Pa 9 $110,113 34.62%
Xapt Corporation 9 $64,487 34.62%
Ubs Financial Services Inc 9 $125,456 34.62%

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