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 %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $49,668 82.35%
Logistics Managers 14 $111,851 82.35%
Physician Assistants 13 $79,475 76.47%
Nurse Practitioners 13 $90,755 76.47%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 13 $72,646 81.25%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $40,171 81.25%
Critical Care Nurses 13 $70,750 86.67%
Agricultural Engineers 12 $64,400 80.00%
Psychologists, All Other 12 $61,851 80.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 12 $61,568 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pest Control Workers 4 $24,128 23.53%
Administrative Services Managers 4 $70,221 23.53%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 4 $51,964 23.53%
Surgeons 4 $120,433 23.53%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $48,979 23.53%
Education Administrators, All Other 4 $65,073 23.53%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 4 $31,564 23.53%
Biological Scientists, All Other 4 $54,163 23.53%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $39,153 18.75%
Billing and Posting Clerks 3 $37,094 18.75%
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 %
Compest Solutions Inc 41 $69,234 91.11%
Kabbage Inc 41 $81,066 91.11%
Infosytech Solutions Inc 41 $64,480 91.11%
Econtenti Inc 41 $72,999 91.11%
Becton Dickinson And Company 41 $89,731 91.11%
Imr Soft Llc 41 $90,299 91.11%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 41 $100,111 91.11%
Synapsis Inc 41 $88,736 91.11%
Pmr Georgia Holding Llc 41 $180,739 91.11%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Pc 41 $201,088 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Javier Sanchez Mendoza 1 $20,257 100.00%
Maria G Simon 1 $28,434 100.00%
Oscar Gonzalez Sons Harvesting Inc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Garcia Farms Llc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Rr Harvesting Inc 1 $17,090 100.00%
Selia C Ortiz 1 $19,531 100.00%
Courson Family Farm Llc 1 $19,881 100.00%
Guamara Canela 1 $19,929 100.00%
Phoenix Farm Labor Contracting Llc 1 $20,800 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 59 1 1 $28,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lst Group Inc 2 $27,373 25.00%
United Consulting 2 $47,091 25.00%
Gwinnett Multi Specialty Group Llc 2 $122,262 25.00%
Spyrel Inc 2 $96,023 25.00%
General Enterprise Inc 2 $92,654 25.00%
Arch Chemicals Inc 2 $84,552 25.00%
Babys Dream Furniture Inc 2 $55,973 25.00%
Rarefied Llc 2 $37,014 25.00%
M3 Consulting Inc 2 $80,444 25.00%
Colquitt County Board Of Education 2 $19,594 25.00%

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