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 %
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 %
Mckesson Corporation 170 $97,138 88.54%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 170 $86,132 89.01%
Patni Americas Inc 166 $62,388 87.37%
Landisgyr Technology Inc 166 $77,878 87.83%
Sapient Corporation 165 $88,592 90.16%
Vuesol Technologies Inc 165 $66,675 90.16%
Zensoft Llc 165 $88,097 91.67%
Salesforce Inc 165 $115,512 91.67%
Randstad General Partner Us Llc 165 $92,085 91.67%
Simeio Solutions Llc 163 $87,463 91.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gabriel Vega 5 $26,566 100.00%
Quality Ag Services Llc 5 $25,825 100.00%
Wdairy Llc 5 $31,200 100.00%
Lee Farms 5 $26,524 100.00%
Jose M Gracia Harvesting Inc 5 $22,347 100.00%
Bradbury Farms 5 $27,572 100.00%
The Rock Ranch Llc 5 $20,713 100.00%
5w Farms Llc 5 $31,986 100.00%
Gracia Sons Llc 5 $34,848 100.00%
Juan Guerrero 5 $26,607 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inp North America Inc 12 $79,836 27.91%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Regents University 12 $98,411 28.57%
Vanderlande Industries Inc 12 $101,523 28.57%
Equifax Information Services 12 $110,969 28.57%
Unicon Inc 12 $17,139 28.57%
Technicolor Connected Home Usa Llc 12 $113,516 28.57%
Softvision Llc 12 $76,470 29.27%
Exchange Hub Llc 12 $77,501 30.77%
Procurement Advisors Llc 12 $68,630 30.77%
Ruppert Landscape Inc 12 $23,837 30.77%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers 352 $70,618 84.41%
Satellite Telecommunications 338 $114,912 86.89%
Scheduled Air Transportation 327 $100,645 91.85%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 311 $83,933 89.11%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 308 $92,644 89.02%
Other Management Consulting Services 306 $81,379 91.89%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 299 $79,958 94.62%
Sales Financing 286 $90,745 91.08%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 280 $101,786 89.46%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 273 $88,500 89.22%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 8 $27,045 100.00%
Cotton Farming 8 $24,310 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 7 $25,807 100.00%
Landscaping Services 7 $23,373 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $23,917 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $25,425 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%

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