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 %
Hospitalists 116 $199,238 77.85%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 114 $49,453 79.72%
Computer Network Support Specialists 111 $59,669 79.29%
Managers, All Other 109 $88,161 78.42%
Food Scientists and Technologists 109 $59,668 80.74%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 107 $47,907 88.43%
Registered Nurses 107 $69,115 88.43%
Logistics Analysts 106 $62,891 88.33%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $60,316 86.67%
Public Relations Specialists 102 $41,191 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Colombia 151 $39,583 35.53%
Bangladesh 137 $38,022 34.16%
Cambodia 125 $21,330 37.43%
El Salvador 114 $28,388 37.75%
Nigeria 106 $49,191 42.06%
Jamaica 103 $49,399 47.69%
Philippines 98 $3,786,624 50.00%
Germany 87 $82,129 44.85%
United Kingdom 79 $88,414 46.75%
South Africa 60 $76,448 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Credigy Solutions Inc 74 $81,373 88.10%
Vensai Technologies Inc 74 $71,856 88.10%
University Of West Georgia 73 $45,506 86.90%
Paramount Software Solutions Inc 73 $83,280 87.95%
Wellstar Medical Group Llc 73 $216,195 87.95%
Au Medical Associates Inc 73 $198,944 87.95%
Nextgen Consulting Inc 72 $73,753 86.75%
Astir It Solutions Inc 72 $67,989 86.75%
Only It Consulting Llc 72 $61,842 86.75%
Logic Loops Llc 72 $83,206 86.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delia Rojas 2 $20,342 100.00%
Strickland Iii Farms Gp 2 $24,357 100.00%
Chavez Harvesting Llc 2 $24,648 100.00%
Nava Flow Llc 2 $26,499 100.00%
Worldwide Harvesting Company Llc 2 $24,461 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Clover Leaf Gin Inc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Jp Harvesting Llc 2 $27,550 100.00%
Irene Galarza 2 $20,571 100.00%
Sandoval Harvesting Llc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Griffin Solutions Group 4 $79,581 25.00%
Gainesville City School System 4 $42,463 25.00%
Michon Inc Dba Definition 6 Llc 4 $65,172 25.00%
Medassets 4 $67,501 25.00%
Citagus Software Private Limited 4 $96,939 25.00%
Korean First Presbyterian Church Inc 4 $41,668 25.00%
Railcar Management Llc 4 $76,736 25.00%
Sarus Inc 4 $114,249 25.00%
I Master Corporation 4 $67,720 25.00%
State Board Of Workers Compensation 4 $101,623 25.00%

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