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 %
Home Depot Management Company Llc 546 $111,559 93.02%
Airwatch Llc 537 $69,313 91.64%
Infotech Prism Llc 530 $73,557 91.70%
Community Rehabilitation Services Inc 528 $63,194 92.15%
Total System Services Llc 521 $105,541 91.89%
The University Of Georgia 509 $44,126 90.73%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 502 $103,513 90.29%
Kpmg Llp 500 $72,228 90.42%
Allied Informatics Inc 483 $62,302 87.82%
Amazoncom Services Llc 482 $91,331 87.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trejo Labor Service Llc 12 $28,236 100.00%
Grace E Aguirre Gonzales 11 $23,649 100.00%
Quality Produce Llc 11 $21,876 100.00%
Sandra Arizmendi 11 $27,551 100.00%
Spring Hill Produce Llc 11 $24,037 100.00%
Bulloch Gin Inc 11 $37,731 100.00%
Martin Granados 11 $26,002 100.00%
Sara Gonzales 10 $25,640 100.00%
Dixon Farms Llc 10 $26,815 100.00%
North Georgia Turf Inc 10 $30,056 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Randstad General Partner Us Llc 38 $97,368 30.89%
Elavon Inc 38 $93,191 31.40%
Positive Group Llc 38 $112,745 31.67%
La Cosecha Xii Llc 38 $21,474 31.67%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 37 $72,136 31.36%
Valdosta State University 37 $41,627 31.36%
Macys Systems And Technology 37 $95,842 31.62%
Att Services Inc 37 $98,092 31.90%
Google Llc 37 $92,435 33.04%
Windsun Technologies Inc 37 $110,672 33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wheat Farming 5 $26,869 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 5 $28,995 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $22,504 80.00%
Strawberry Farming 4 $22,683 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 4 $30,534 100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing 3 $24,495 75.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $26,679 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 2 $26,686 66.67%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $29,578 100.00%
Orange Groves 2 $27,737 100.00%

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