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 %
Turkey 59 $64,100 46.46%
Kenya 57 $30,610 50.44%
Ghana 56 $36,296 51.85%
Taiwan 52 $59,238 57.14%
Mongolia 49 $22,544 54.44%
Iran 45 $61,895 51.14%
France 39 $84,576 45.88%
Israel 38 $86,133 45.24%
Thailand 37 $32,729 47.44%
Russia 37 $68,833 48.05%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 94 $80,932 92.16%
Intelligrated Software Llc 93 $93,916 91.18%
Infomatics Corp 93 $67,778 92.08%
Atlanta International School 93 $51,905 92.08%
Photon Infotech Inc 93 $100,062 92.08%
Visa Technology Operations Llc 93 $110,278 92.08%
Rwaltz Software Services Group Inc 92 $80,831 91.09%
Ocher Technology Group Llc 92 $68,014 91.09%
First Data Technologies Inc 92 $87,320 91.09%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 92 $109,304 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Georgia Pecan Farms Llc 3 $29,834 100.00%
Berry Fantastic Farms Llc 3 $29,834 100.00%
Pride Harvesting Llc 3 $23,069 100.00%
1 Dog Ventures Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Reyes Harvesting Llc 3 $24,814 100.00%
Victoria Vasquez And Medina Farms Llc 3 $22,588 100.00%
Precision Farms Llc 3 $29,834 100.00%
Eberry Harvest Company Llc 3 $24,683 100.00%
Luis Hernandez 3 $23,184 100.00%
Southern Agriculture Services Llc 3 $24,551 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Juni Health Clinic Llc 5 $48,639 23.81%
Concurrent Computer Corporation 5 $99,195 23.81%
Mindspan Systems Inc 5 $102,539 23.81%
Augusta Sportswear Inc 5 $84,173 23.81%
Arrowminds Inc 5 $78,358 23.81%
Inovalon Inc 5 $83,508 23.81%
Synaptics Inc 5 $122,449 23.81%
Castle Medical Llc 5 $58,710 23.81%
Trine It Inc 5 $79,976 23.81%
Norden Soft Technologies Llc 5 $88,267 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