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 %
Chemists 12 $67,179 37.50%
Food Service Managers 11 $56,869 35.48%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 11 $42,848 35.48%
Cooks, Fast Food 11 $19,365 36.67%
Veterinarians 11 $77,553 36.67%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $43,735 36.67%
Biomedical Engineers 11 $86,379 37.93%
Food Scientists and Technologists 11 $55,714 37.93%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 11 $59,253 37.93%
Budget Analysts 11 $58,329 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 %
Sap America Inc 135 $95,259 88.82%
Asap Solutions Group 135 $81,401 89.40%
Optum Services Inc 135 $104,627 90.00%
Novalink Solutions Llc 135 $70,093 90.00%
Objectnet Technologies Inc 135 $59,950 90.60%
Datamatics Consultants Inc 134 $67,855 89.93%
Josh Pros Llc 134 $88,930 90.54%
Edifecs Inc 133 $93,581 89.86%
University Of Georgia Oge 133 $50,911 90.48%
Teradata Operations Inc 132 $84,157 90.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goolsby Farms 4 $27,222 100.00%
Guate Harvesting Llc 4 $27,883 100.00%
Black Water Farms Of Georgia Inc 4 $27,066 100.00%
Grimsley Family Farms 4 $27,118 100.00%
C D Harvesting Inc 4 $21,107 100.00%
Courson Head Farms 4 $19,100 100.00%
Sandoval Wholesales Inc 4 $28,610 100.00%
Patricia Sanchez Martinez 4 $27,591 100.00%
Jose A Aguirre Gonzales 4 $27,118 100.00%
Warbington Farms Inc 4 $29,588 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xpanxion Llc 8 $100,651 25.81%
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless 8 $96,076 25.81%
Fundtech Corporation 8 $132,447 25.81%
Hyundai Information Service North America Llc 8 $60,286 25.81%
Polar It Services Inc 8 $77,823 25.81%
Knighted Llc Dba Knighted An Intelligrated Comp 8 $89,183 25.81%
Sark Wire Corporation 8 $45,945 25.81%
Veritiv Operating Company 8 $80,395 25.81%
Tulix Systems Inc 8 $69,108 25.81%
Embraco North America Inc 8 $89,583 25.81%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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