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 Usa Inc 421 $87,778 88.82%
Amazon Web Services Inc 419 $101,056 88.58%
Honeywell International Inc 414 $111,982 87.71%
Kforce Inc 412 $96,219 87.66%
Suntrust Banks Inc 411 $82,354 87.63%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 394 $88,998 84.37%
Syntel Inc 393 $71,108 90.55%
Georgia State University 389 $47,051 90.26%
Onetrust Llc 389 $93,303 92.62%
S2 It Group Llc 385 $70,676 92.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lionheart Construction Llc 9 $25,385 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting Inc 9 $22,685 100.00%
Grebel Pecan Services Inc 9 $24,740 100.00%
Juan Vega 9 $26,291 100.00%
Picked Fresh Produce Inc 9 $26,465 100.00%
Harvestco Llc 9 $25,944 100.00%
Rambo 1 Llc 9 $28,591 100.00%
M A Produce Llc 9 $28,478 100.00%
Red Harvesting Inc 9 $25,574 100.00%
Double J Harvesting Inc 9 $30,527 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Solutions Group Inc 29 $89,103 28.43%
Spry Info Solutions Inc 29 $103,651 28.43%
Southern Gunite Lp 29 $29,877 28.71%
Tifton Aluminum Extrusion 29 $20,717 28.71%
Cobb International Farmers Market 28 $17,020 28.00%
Keshav Consulting Solutionsllc 28 $85,467 28.28%
Blackrock Financial Management 28 $100,363 28.28%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc 27 $94,587 27.84%
Deloitte Tax Llp 27 $68,486 28.13%
Delta Information Systems Inc 27 $97,713 28.13%

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