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 %
Accountants and Auditors 2,988 $59,866 93.20%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,340 $84,854 95.35%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,815 $80,390 92.98%
Mechanical Engineers 1,662 $73,735 90.18%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,390 $93,867 90.32%
Electrical Engineers 1,369 $80,171 91.33%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,360 $46,727 92.71%
Financial Analysts 1,318 $69,355 91.40%
Civil Engineers 1,250 $64,561 88.72%
Industrial Engineers 1,182 $76,606 89.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 238 $81,971 55.48%
Electrical Engineers 174 $88,281 43.18%
Statisticians 164 $69,564 42.05%
Database Administrators 163 $88,344 42.12%
Management Analysts 155 $95,083 43.79%
Mechanical Engineers 152 $78,838 49.35%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 141 $21,230 56.40%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 123 $45,126 51.46%
Industrial Engineers 122 $76,055 51.69%
Internists, General 111 $130,540 54.68%
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 %
Cignex Datamatics Inc 63 $72,590 90.00%
Norfolk Southern Corporation 63 $99,686 90.00%
Infosys Mccamish Systems Llc 63 $97,930 91.30%
Petadigit 62 $68,493 89.86%
Pamten Inc 61 $83,409 88.41%
Tap It Services Inc 61 $57,193 88.41%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 61 $105,057 88.41%
Yashco Systems Inc 61 $86,308 88.41%
Sewon America Inc 61 $42,529 88.41%
The Baer Group Llc 60 $78,688 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jeff Wainwright 2 $20,800 100.00%
Dlr Farms Llc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Ea Harvesting Llc 2 $30,867 100.00%
Pedro Gc Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Pgc Farms 2 $24,752 100.00%
Jenny Jack Sun Farm 2 $26,686 100.00%
Luis Alvarez 2 $21,653 100.00%
Juan Perez Services Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Asociacion Campesina De Desarrollo De Las Comunidades De Guatemala Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Ag Produce Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bulldog Insurance Inc 4 $36,910 30.77%
Giw Industries Inc 4 $85,197 30.77%
Zywie Inc 4 $85,759 30.77%
Eastern Contractors Corporation 4 $59,805 30.77%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 4 $78,094 30.77%
Don Soo Baek Inc 4 $17,472 30.77%
Ciox Health Llc 4 $102,445 30.77%
Madni Madni Inc 4 $38,667 30.77%
Hamilton Physician Group Inc 4 $191,969 30.77%
Alcon Research Llc 4 $95,878 30.77%

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