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 %
Natural Sciences Managers 54 $79,975 80.60%
Veterinarians 54 $81,531 81.82%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $48,330 81.82%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 54 $41,636 84.38%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 54 $46,441 84.38%
Social Science Research Assistants 52 $40,870 81.25%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 51 $90,217 83.61%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $45,336 83.61%
Mechatronics Engineers 50 $83,881 87.72%
Clergy 49 $35,595 85.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Scientists 10 $78,085 34.48%
Home Health Aides 10 $22,715 35.71%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 10 $18,471 35.71%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $40,513 35.71%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 10 $9,052,403 35.71%
Treasurers and Controllers 10 $77,751 35.71%
Chiropractors 9 $31,673 32.14%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 9 $63,817 33.33%
Economists 9 $76,773 33.33%
Accountants 9 $50,186 33.33%
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 %
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