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 %
Uzbekistan 12 $40,804 46.15%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%
Belize 11 $69,810 44.00%
Belgium 11 $73,984 45.83%
Saudi Arabia 10 $57,663 43.48%
Syria 10 $105,815 45.45%
Finland 10 $89,783 45.45%
Belarus 10 $68,374 47.62%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Indonesia 10 $36,432 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 1,649 $74,671 98.80%
Wipro Limited 1,522 $65,076 91.41%
University Of Miami 1,106 $64,447 86.75%
System Soft Technologies Llc 1,098 $63,400 88.69%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,009 $61,897 83.11%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 963 $101,376 88.35%
University Of South Florida 808 $61,775 78.45%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 806 $70,614 87.99%
Adventist Health Systemsunbelt Inc 768 $61,039 86.39%
Deloitte Touche Llp 725 $66,112 91.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Martinez Sons Trucking Llc 31 $26,520 100.00%
Bautista Farms Trucking Llc 30 $25,149 100.00%
Agri Crew Llc 30 $26,406 100.00%
Red Diamond Enterprises Inc 29 $28,575 100.00%
Olvera Trucking Corp 29 $27,204 100.00%
Deleon Agricultural Service Llc 29 $25,372 100.00%
Citrus Harvesting Inc 28 $24,163 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting 27 $27,170 100.00%
Lm Farms Of South Florida Llc 26 $30,411 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc 26 $21,084 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Armellini Express Lines Inc 67 $36,821 29.00%
Florida Atlantic University 62 $52,106 28.70%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc 58 $105,294 27.10%
Care Dental Of Boynton Beach Pa 56 $29,840 27.05%
Iblesoft Inc 54 $81,882 26.21%
Finishing Touches Distribution Inc 54 $18,429 27.98%
Citigroup Technology Inc 53 $99,143 28.34%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 51 $85,106 29.14%
Naztec International Group Llc 49 $98,093 28.49%
Innovative Scheduling Llc 49 $56,185 28.82%

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