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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	17	$51,052	45.95%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	16	$22,583	44.44%
Dentists, General	16	$97,063	45.71%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$48,211	45.71%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$47,836	45.71%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	16	$45,525	45.71%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	15	$84,026	42.86%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	15	$18,046	44.12%
Managers, All Other	15	$113,044	44.12%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	15	$63,624	44.12%

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 %
Virtue Group Llc	774	$59,124	92.36%
Igate Technologies Inc	749	$69,228	93.28%
Vmware Inc	740	$94,347	95.12%
Mindtree Limited	734	$72,936	95.32%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc	701	$112,819	92.97%
Fiserv Solutions Llc	672	$112,385	89.72%
Adroix Corp	668	$56,723	93.82%
Delta Air Lines Inc	659	$106,994	93.21%
Genpact Llc	647	$81,182	95.15%
Deloitte Touche Llp	634	$69,726	93.65%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ckt Produce Llc	15	$22,843	100.00%
Circle C Farms Inc	14	$26,483	100.00%
Joel A Salgado	14	$23,856	100.00%
Dry Branch Inc	14	$23,063	100.00%
Evans Farms Gp	14	$24,049	100.00%
Southern Orchards Management Llc	14	$25,777	100.00%
Baker Environmental Nursery Inc	14	$25,473	100.00%
J R Baker Produce Inc	14	$24,960	100.00%
Jason Williams	14	$22,684	100.00%
Alex H Cornelius Ii	14	$26,300	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Honeywell International Inc	60	$110,883	31.75%
Exlabesa Extrusion Tifton Inc	60	$22,056	32.79%
Savannah College Of Art And Design	59	$47,708	32.60%
Ericsson Inc	59	$78,210	33.52%
Datum Software Inc	59	$77,394	33.52%
S2 It Group Llc	59	$81,415	35.98%
La Cosecha Xix Llc	53	$20,762	33.33%
Object Frontier Inc	52	$105,996	35.37%
Secureworks Inc	50	$89,483	34.01%
Innova Solutions Inc	50	$124,773	34.01%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Financial Vehicles	29	$103,590	87.88%
Residential Building Construction	29	$57,904	87.88%
Footwear Manufacturing	29	$133,924	87.88%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	28	$90,678	87.50%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	28	$77,404	87.50%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops	28	$91,382	87.50%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	28	$70,431	87.50%
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	27	$86,403	84.38%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills	27	$67,172	84.38%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	27	$73,646	87.10%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	10	$93,236	90.91%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	10	$83,223	90.91%
Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	10	$71,533	90.91%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	10	$69,832	90.91%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	10	$74,972	90.91%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	10	$101,392	90.91%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	10	$77,825	90.91%
Flight Training	10	$59,411	90.91%
Residential Remodelers	10	$54,399	90.91%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	9	$70,214	81.82%

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.