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 %
Invesco Group Services Inc 163 $111,134 91.06%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 162 $102,404 91.01%
Bank Of America Na 162 $69,804 91.01%
Magnum Opus It Inc 160 $61,420 89.89%
Eis Technologies Inc 160 $77,259 89.89%
Itech Us Inc 160 $81,213 89.89%
Timesquare It Inc 160 $78,561 90.40%
Reflexis Systems Inc 160 $72,041 90.40%
Kr Elixir Inc 159 $71,738 90.86%
It Division Inc 158 $66,728 90.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rockingham Berry Farms Llc 5 $25,680 100.00%
Marin J Corp 5 $27,102 100.00%
Griffith Propagation Nursery Inc 5 $26,524 100.00%
Rojas Avila Harvesting Llc 5 $23,578 100.00%
Buy Sod Usa Llc 5 $40,539 100.00%
Lor Inc 5 $21,853 100.00%
Rrc Diaz Resources Llc 5 $25,709 100.00%
Phillip J Burt 5 $26,229 100.00%
Clayton Bloodworth Farms 5 $26,607 100.00%
Clay Carter Farms Llc 5 $27,177 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
C C Janitorial Llc 12 $17,742 30.77%
Cogent Healthcare Of Macon Llc 11 $169,047 28.21%
Geonamic Systems Inc 11 $57,639 28.95%
Rodl Langford De Kock Llp 11 $103,710 28.95%
Principle Solutions Group Llc 11 $83,280 28.95%
Axis Specialty Us Services Inc 11 $97,813 28.95%
Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company 11 $84,145 28.95%
Twin Peak International Inc 11 $44,060 28.95%
The William Carter Company 11 $98,577 28.95%
Supermercado Los 3 Hermanos Inc 11 $16,994 29.73%

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