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 %
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $46,490 79.17%
Training and Development Managers 19 $98,114 79.17%
Animal Scientists 19 $53,704 79.17%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 19 $44,882 82.61%
Chefs and Head Cooks 19 $42,941 82.61%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 18 $52,736 78.26%
Fashion Designers 18 $51,117 78.26%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 18 $26,302 81.82%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 18 $38,130 81.82%
Geographers 17 $62,880 77.27%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technical Writers 5 $66,506 25.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 5 $31,474 25.00%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 5 $18,163 25.00%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 5 $53,109 26.32%
Medical Secretaries 5 $33,721 26.32%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 5 $34,674 26.32%
Food Batchmakers 5 $20,571 26.32%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $43,935 26.32%
Lodging Managers 4 $53,607 21.05%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 4 $31,564 21.05%
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 %
Panasonic Corporation Of North America 230 $99,860 92.37%
Vigna Inc 229 $56,560 91.97%
Ltimindtree Limited 228 $87,718 92.31%
Cira Infotech Inc 227 $71,111 92.65%
Ntt Data Inc 224 $88,555 91.80%
Ocher Technology Group 224 $77,734 92.56%
Cisco Systems Inc 222 $97,621 92.12%
Sab Information Systems Inc 221 $55,856 92.08%
Iquadra Information Services Llc 220 $73,285 91.67%
Idril Services Corporation 219 $59,076 92.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Belle Farm Inc 6 $24,766 100.00%
S P Harvester Corp 6 $29,834 100.00%
Everglades Planting Llc 6 $24,898 100.00%
Doerun Gin Company Inc 6 $25,997 100.00%
Joel Salgado 6 $20,013 100.00%
Atlanta Growers And Garden Centers 6 $26,510 100.00%
M Perez Harvesting Llc 6 $23,902 100.00%
Tm Harvesting Inc 6 $26,058 100.00%
Tt Farms 6 $24,828 100.00%
New England Apiaries Llc 6 $27,227 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keysight Technologies Inc 16 $93,190 29.09%
Atronix Acquistion Corp 16 $101,191 29.63%
Ibs Software Americas Inc 16 $92,134 30.19%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq 16 $18,723 30.19%
Infor Global Solutions Inc 15 $83,753 28.30%
Aptean Inc 15 $105,922 28.30%
Andritz Inc 15 $91,608 28.85%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc 15 $103,800 29.41%
Peter K Lee Md Pc 15 $36,117 29.41%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 15 $113,633 30.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 96 $27,247 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 89 $27,684 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 89 $25,159 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 47 $22,328 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 46 $25,644 100.00%
Potato Farming 43 $27,094 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 37 $26,926 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 30 $24,772 100.00%

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