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 %
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	69	$44,394	82.14%
Psychiatrists	69	$164,506	86.25%
Logistics Engineers	66	$65,055	89.19%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	65	$50,169	89.04%
Physicists	63	$63,730	86.30%
Technical Writers	62	$60,569	86.11%
Urban and Regional Planners	61	$54,580	84.72%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$42,293	84.51%
Architectural Drafters	59	$50,197	84.29%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	56	$37,680	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Compliance Officers	12	$53,832	37.50%
Veterinarians	11	$77,553	35.48%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	11	$42,848	35.48%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$43,735	36.67%
Biomedical Engineers	11	$86,379	36.67%
Food Scientists and Technologists	11	$55,714	36.67%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	11	$59,253	37.93%
Budget Analysts	11	$58,329	37.93%
Food Service Managers	11	$56,869	37.93%
Cooks, Fast Food	11	$19,365	37.93%

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 %
Uruguay	3	$55,432	42.86%
Lithuania	3	$85,990	42.86%
Albania	3	$18,200	42.86%
Haiti	3	$76,170	42.86%
Grenada	3	$59,100	42.86%
Georgia	3	$79,955	50.00%
Kosovo	2	$45,895	33.33%
Norway	2	$87,194	33.33%
United Arab Emirates	2	$22,932	40.00%
Sudan	2	$57,502	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Petadigit Llc	218	$86,635	91.98%
Quinnox Inc	216	$68,699	91.91%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd	216	$68,079	92.31%
Futuretech Consultants Llc	215	$56,553	91.88%
Georgia Pacific Llc	212	$91,132	90.99%
Anid Infosoft Llc	212	$66,863	92.17%
Atos Syntel Inc	207	$79,682	91.19%
Vcit Solutions Inc	202	$77,397	89.38%
Uktha Global Inc	202	$73,048	90.18%
Us Bank National Association	202	$114,474	90.18%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mk Harvesting Inc	6	$23,052	100.00%
Miles Berry Farm	6	$27,969	100.00%
Three G Trucking Inc	6	$30,669	100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatl Flc	6	$18,561	100.00%
Thompson Family Farms	6	$26,877	100.00%
Alvaro Carreon Jr	6	$22,132	100.00%
Juanita Estrada	6	$25,650	100.00%
Alberto Sons Llc	6	$22,488	100.00%
Agg Paradox Llc	6	$26,198	100.00%
Hart Griffis Enterprises	6	$27,387	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sun Cloud Llc	15	$98,884	30.00%
Jj Techsystems Inc	15	$107,183	30.00%
Data Inc	15	$119,076	30.61%
Donalsonville Hospital Inc	14	$39,865	28.57%
Populus Group Llc	14	$57,594,477	28.57%
Knapp Logistics Automation	14	$67,732	29.17%
Samuraiinfotech	14	$87,940	29.17%
First Data Merchant Services Llc	14	$97,257	29.17%
Rubicon Global Holdings Llc	14	$74,883	29.17%
Cloud Soft Inc	14	$89,946	29.17%

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.