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 %
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 %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 30 $27,102 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 28 $24,080 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 28 $27,998 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $27,174 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 22 $25,490 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 22 $26,025 100.00%
Floriculture Production 19 $26,089 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $28,581 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 16 $23,924 100.00%

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