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 %
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $34,222 86.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 40 $51,076 88.89%
Transportation Engineers 39 $75,844 86.67%
Art Directors 39 $69,492 88.64%
Validation Engineers 37 $82,744 84.09%
Manufacturing Engineers 36 $81,491 81.82%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $51,722 81.40%
Supply Chain Managers 35 $105,239 81.40%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $47,639 79.07%
Mathematicians 34 $73,075 80.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Microland Limited 183 $71,985 88.41%
Natsoft Corporation 180 $81,971 87.38%
Workday Inc 179 $98,564 87.75%
Big Peach It Services Llc 178 $79,912 87.68%
Delta Information Systems Inc 177 $60,565 87.62%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 177 $95,146 88.94%
Appridat Solutions Llc 177 $87,715 89.85%
Tek Signature Llc 176 $70,686 90.26%
Hexacorp Llc 174 $73,633 89.69%
Mphasis Corporation 171 $80,470 88.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jet Farms Georgia Inc 5 $33,409 100.00%
Virginia Avellaneda 5 $26,682 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 5 $20,296 100.00%
Three Tomatoes Llc 5 $27,061 100.00%
Northwoods Apiaries Llc 5 $25,971 100.00%
Jamie Beasley Farms Llc 5 $24,274 100.00%
Bb Harvesting Llc 5 $27,518 100.00%
United Ag Llc 5 $28,995 100.00%
A 1 Ag Services Inc 5 $28,296 100.00%
Alonzo Farms Inc 5 $26,641 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sea Island 13 $43,714 29.55%
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc 13 $101,267 29.55%
Teknaux Llc 13 $107,728 29.55%
Fleetcor Technologies Inc 13 $98,520 29.55%
Topsys It Solutions Llc 13 $90,077 29.55%
Porsche Cars North America Inc 12 $121,597 27.27%
Jefferson County Board Of Education 12 $35,185 27.27%
Teknostars Inc 12 $92,813 27.91%
Att Mobility Services Llc 12 $89,609 27.91%
Deposco Inc 12 $94,420 27.91%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 104,518 $75,497 92.40%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,056 $83,815 92.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,768 $83,059 95.26%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,114 $81,870 86.28%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,375 $52,858 70.30%
Other Computer Related Services 6,175 $75,950 90.08%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 4,636 $82,031 97.31%
Engineering Services 3,850 $74,643 91.12%
Management Consulting Services 3,545 $75,899 97.36%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,310 $92,092 95.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 904 $22,651 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 792 $25,864 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 470 $27,310 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 370 $27,107 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 355 $25,597 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 152 $27,091 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 147 $27,009 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 117 $27,257 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $27,302 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,643 $112,753 100.00%
Poultry Processing 6,407 $19,947 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,003 $96,890 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,341 $50,925 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,240 $94,219 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1,228 $23,264 100.00%
Engineering Services 756 $84,283 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 680 $170,827 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 648 $24,103 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 623 $92,770 100.00%

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