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 %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 476 $67,869 87.50%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc 474 $63,890 87.78%
Att Services Inc 471 $102,957 87.87%
Ebix Inc 468 $75,110 88.14%
Charter Global Inc 463 $67,817 89.21%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 454 $62,254 88.50%
Sunray Enterprise Inc 454 $61,077 88.50%
Global Teachers Research Resources Inc 442 $39,072 86.84%
Lt Technology Services Limited 438 $62,830 90.68%
International Business Machines Corporation 431 $95,202 90.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Camacho Harvest Llc 10 $27,666 100.00%
Nunez Pine Straw Inc 10 $25,513 100.00%
Sweetwater Creek Honey Farm Llc 10 $24,490 100.00%
Native Forest Nursery Llc 10 $25,476 100.00%
Margarita Cardenas 10 $17,853 100.00%
Jwm Farms Llc 10 $21,303 100.00%
Dej Farms Llc 10 $24,353 100.00%
Transplant Nursery Inc 10 $24,367 100.00%
Fitzgerald Fruit Farms Llc 10 $23,960 100.00%
V Valencia Harvesting Inc 10 $25,235 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Megatrends Inc 36 $84,870 32.43%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 34 $118,686 30.63%
Novalink Solutions Llc 33 $80,092 30.28%
Serenity Infotech Inc 33 $96,523 30.56%
Apogee Medical Group Georgia Inc 32 $140,653 29.63%
Itech Eservicesllc 32 $26,002 30.19%
Novelty Infotech Inc 31 $76,812 29.52%
Tmd Managementllc 31 $17,389 29.52%
La Cosecha Xvi Llc 31 $21,595 30.39%
Braves Technologies Llc 29 $95,754 28.43%

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