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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Georgia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
241,326 90.10% $79,589 H-1B
21,270 7.94% $134,505 PERM
3,595 1.34% $25,486 H-2A
1,664 0.62% $95,353 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Georgia has seen a total of 267,855 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Georgia is the H-1B visa with 241,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.10% of Georgia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,270 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.94% of Georgia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Georgia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 46,363 $84,322 91.59%
Computer Systems Analysts 34,353 $67,701 93.36%
Computer Programmers 20,163 $64,210 89.04%
Computer Occupations, All Other 12,702 $76,001 93.64%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,195 $89,646 90.80%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,879 $129,751 94.59%
Management Analysts 3,793 $79,282 93.19%
Database Administrators 3,330 $75,211 90.83%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,109 $69,554 90.61%
Operations Research Analysts 3,045 $65,644 94.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,116 $286,984 112.74%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 3,102 $21,144 156.90%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,189 $88,014 96.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 710 $99,373 74.19%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 482 $117,927 60.48%
Software Developers, Systems Software 430 $647,134 57.95%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 359 $19,654 50.56%
Cooks, Restaurant 268 $21,955 43.44%
Accountants and Auditors 257 $70,799 56.86%
Helpers--Production Workers 246 $20,272 55.28%
Georgia Employees Over Time
Georgia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,707 employees were hired. Georgia peaked in 2016 with 21,146 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,857 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Georgia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 33.33%
Armenia 1 $111,530 50.00%
Algeria 1 $17,555 50.00%
Senegal 1 $127,379 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $64,022 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%
Mali 1 $38,520 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Acuity Brands Lighting Inc 158 $82,696 90.29%
The Coca Cola Company 158 $108,627 90.29%
Keystone Logic Inc 157 $77,787 89.71%
Erp Analysts Inc 157 $83,133 90.75%
Positive Group Llc 157 $84,731 90.75%
Edu Infotech International Resources Inc 157 $50,546 90.75%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 157 $89,933 91.28%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 157 $64,948 91.28%
Paramount Software Solutions 156 $60,947 90.70%
University Of North Georgia 155 $42,916 90.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercer Mill Pecans Llc 5 $26,524 100.00%
Scottsdale Farms Inc 5 $22,202 100.00%
Sunstate Harvesters Inc 5 $26,282 100.00%
Al Payne Farms 5 $27,456 100.00%
Jar Farm Partnership 5 $27,265 100.00%
Greg Sikes Llc 5 $43,984 100.00%
Rojas And Simon Harvesting Llc 5 $22,689 100.00%
Gillis Bros Inc 5 $27,340 100.00%
Lamar Pecan Company Llc 5 $26,566 100.00%
Davis Family Farms 5 $26,524 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Electric Company 11 $135,071 29.73%
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products Llc 11 $94,715 29.73%
Goldndiamonds Inc 11 $60,371 29.73%
Techspaceit Llc 11 $104,433 29.73%
Lionheart Construction Llc 11 $24,419 29.73%
Scintel Technologies 10 $102,336 27.03%
Sun Technologies Inc 10 $91,441 27.03%
Inpatient Consultants Of Georgia Inc 10 $167,573 27.03%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Health Sciences University 10 $77,476 27.78%
Accentiqa Group Inc 10 $94,083 27.78%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 104,518 $75,497 92.40%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,056 $83,815 92.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,768 $83,059 95.26%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,114 $81,870 86.28%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,375 $52,858 70.30%
Other Computer Related Services 6,175 $75,950 90.08%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 4,636 $82,031 97.31%
Engineering Services 3,850 $74,643 91.12%
Management Consulting Services 3,545 $75,899 97.36%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,310 $92,092 95.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 904 $22,651 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 792 $25,864 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 470 $27,310 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 370 $27,107 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 355 $25,597 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 152 $27,091 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 147 $27,009 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 117 $27,257 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $27,302 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,643 $112,753 100.00%
Poultry Processing 6,407 $19,947 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,003 $96,890 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,341 $50,925 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,240 $94,219 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1,228 $23,264 100.00%
Engineering Services 756 $84,283 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 680 $170,827 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 648 $24,103 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 623 $92,770 100.00%

Georgia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Georgia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Georgia over all years is $79,589. 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