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 %
Tekorg Inc 131 $73,223 89.73%
Infor Us Inc 130 $80,326 89.66%
Diaspark Inc 130 $57,792 90.28%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 130 $93,490 90.91%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 129 $53,611 90.21%
At Kearney Inc 129 $97,389 90.21%
Elavon Inc 129 $96,322 90.85%
Transunion Llc 128 $93,555 90.78%
Coca Cola Refreshments Usa Inc 128 $95,496 91.43%
Randstad Technologies Llc 127 $90,570 90.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hosmar Aricel Lopez Ruiz 4 $27,643 100.00%
Mem Nurseries Llc 4 $20,385 100.00%
Southern Roots Harvesting Llc 4 $28,610 100.00%
4 Miller Farms 4 $29,484 100.00%
Pequeno Harvesting Llc 4 $30,534 100.00%
Ruiz Harvesting Inc 4 $25,218 100.00%
Brannen Ag Services Llc 4 $27,591 100.00%
Anthony Brown Farm 4 $27,586 100.00%
Davis Floral Company Inc 4 $27,118 100.00%
S S Farms 4 $25,626 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Medical Group Llc 8 $91,999 25.81%
Aristocrat Technologies Inc 8 $103,113 25.81%
S9 Technologies Inc 8 $95,659 26.67%
Brill Inc 8 $122,801 26.67%
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc 8 $91,333 26.67%
Hiscox Inc 8 $118,604 26.67%
Hd Supply 8 $113,685 26.67%
Turner Broadcasting System Latin America Inc 7 $81,729 23.33%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 7 $122,284 23.33%
Habif Arogeti Wynne Llp 7 $67,942 23.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 30 $27,102 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 28 $24,080 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 28 $27,998 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $27,174 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 22 $25,490 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 22 $26,025 100.00%
Floriculture Production 19 $26,089 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $28,581 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 16 $23,924 100.00%

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