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 %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 81 $93,910 82.65%
Budget Analysts 81 $55,246 85.26%
Medical and Health Services Managers 78 $80,772 82.98%
Coaches and Scouts 77 $30,346 85.56%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 76 $60,017 84.44%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 75 $51,914 84.27%
Judicial Law Clerks 74 $40,876 83.15%
Purchasing Managers 73 $96,416 82.95%
Soil and Plant Scientists 70 $43,335 79.55%
Compliance Officers 69 $50,079 81.18%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 14 $43,000 42.42%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 14 $45,582 42.42%
Computer User Support Specialists 14 $58,042 42.42%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 13 $57,067 39.39%
Interior Designers 13 $45,472 39.39%
Natural Sciences Managers 13 $98,352 39.39%
Purchasing Managers 12 $121,006 36.36%
Pediatricians, General 12 $117,063 36.36%
Medical and Health Services Managers 12 $13,102,211 37.50%
Chemists 12 $67,179 37.50%
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 %
Salesforcecom Inc 155 $105,143 91.18%
Igt Solutions Inc 154 $59,494 90.59%
Serenity Infotech Inc 153 $70,467 90.00%
Ordusion Technologies Inc 153 $57,319 90.53%
Saviynt Inc 152 $104,556 89.94%
Om Partners Usa Inc 151 $75,511 89.35%
Infosys Bpm Limited 151 $82,474 89.88%
Advanced Technology Consulting Service Inc 149 $76,155 88.69%
Greensky Management Company Llc 149 $94,684 89.76%
Cardlytics Inc 148 $83,659 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gracia And Sons Llc 4 $46,197 100.00%
Jacinto Hernandez Harvesting Inc 4 $25,218 100.00%
Strickland Farms 4 $27,118 100.00%
Jennifer Rangel 4 $26,972 100.00%
Bland Farms Llc 4 $17,306 100.00%
The Flintwood Group Inc 4 $28,610 100.00%
Stephen E Houston Jr 4 $25,574 100.00%
Btr Farms 4 $27,066 100.00%
Fla Melon Harvesting Inc 4 $27,643 100.00%
Rr Pinestraw And Harvesting Llc 4 $26,244 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Baer Group Llc 10 $92,425 27.78%
Ewe Group Inc 10 $32,097 27.78%
Solgenie Technologies Inc 10 $86,821 27.78%
Floor And Decor Outlets Of America Inc 10 $109,236 27.78%
Blue Fusion Enterprise Technologies Inc 10 $110,379 28.57%
Synapse Technologies Llc 10 $87,081 28.57%
Interfinancial Inc 10 $107,648 28.57%
Pandora Media Llc 10 $100,248 29.41%
Techzio Solutions Llc 10 $116,756 29.41%
Hanwha Q Cells Usa Inc 10 $64,380 29.41%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 96 $27,247 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 89 $27,684 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 89 $25,159 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 47 $22,328 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 46 $25,644 100.00%
Potato Farming 43 $27,094 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 37 $26,926 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 30 $24,772 100.00%

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