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 %
Sumter County School System 60 $42,683 86.96%
Ealearn Inc 60 $64,533 86.96%
Sonata Software North America Inc 60 $72,652 86.96%
Apex It Services Llc 60 $96,291 88.24%
General Electric Company 60 $105,671 88.24%
Merchant E Solutions Inc 60 $102,216 88.24%
Georgia Gwinnett College 59 $44,795 86.76%
Management Health Systems Llc 59 $45,939 86.76%
Revenue Analytics Inc 59 $78,789 86.76%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 59 $63,333 86.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Patrick Farms Partnership 2 $19,250 100.00%
Will Anderson Farms Inc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Praise Bee Farm Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Heritage Berry Llc 2 $22,307 100.00%
Feliciana Jimenez 2 $26,686 100.00%
Bd Farms 2 $29,484 100.00%
Martin Granados Dba Granados Harvesting 2 $19,937 100.00%
Florida Orange Gold Llc 2 $21,704 100.00%
Fidel Trinidad Corp 2 $24,648 100.00%
Santiago Resources Llc 2 $24,648 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hb Auto Detail Inc 4 $17,763 30.77%
Emory Childrens Pediatric Institute Inc 4 $116,161 30.77%
Saintgobain Adfors America Inc 4 $104,110 30.77%
Auto Gallery Holdings Inc 4 $61,511 30.77%
Ukg Inc 4 $104,229 30.77%
Barrington Dairy Llc 4 $47,913 30.77%
Samo Maintenance Group Llc 4 $28,413 30.77%
Nthline Solutions Llc 4 $128,877 30.77%
Luxottica Of America Inc 4 $102,908 30.77%
Cybersource Corporation 4 $125,341 30.77%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers 352 $70,618 84.41%
Satellite Telecommunications 338 $114,912 86.89%
Scheduled Air Transportation 327 $100,645 91.85%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 311 $83,933 89.11%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 308 $92,644 89.02%
Other Management Consulting Services 306 $81,379 91.89%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 299 $79,958 94.62%
Sales Financing 286 $90,745 91.08%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 280 $101,786 89.46%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 273 $88,500 89.22%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 8 $27,045 100.00%
Cotton Farming 8 $24,310 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 7 $25,807 100.00%
Landscaping Services 7 $23,373 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $23,917 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $25,425 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%

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