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 %
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 98 $52,970 82.35%
Pediatricians, General 96 $136,527 82.76%
Credit Analysts 93 $65,662 81.58%
Human Resources Managers 92 $89,247 80.70%
Risk Management Specialists 89 $73,662 81.65%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 88 $50,560 80.73%
Economists 88 $79,481 83.81%
Landscape Architects 85 $51,363 84.16%
Bioinformatics Scientists 84 $68,403 84.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 83 $83,998 84.69%
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 %
India 6,437 $224,889 47.15%
Vietnam 2,426 $23,044 52.22%
South Korea 923 $248,302 34.45%
China 660 $62,606 49.44%
Mexico 410 $51,815 44.96%
Brazil 309 $52,305 40.98%
Venezuela 260 $31,899 47.27%
Canada 219 $89,119 43.28%
Nepal 218 $38,105 48.44%
Pakistan 210 $55,288 47.09%

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