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 %
Treasurers and Controllers 12 $86,254 80.00%
Education Administrators, All Other 12 $58,193 80.00%
Sustainability Specialists 12 $60,095 85.71%
Neurologists 12 $177,772 85.71%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 11 $45,557 78.57%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 11 $99,502 78.57%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 11 $31,943 78.57%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 11 $66,815 78.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 11 $45,961 84.62%
Curators 11 $51,792 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 3 $51,217 18.75%
Mathematicians 3 $56,777 18.75%
Training and Development Managers 3 $110,275 18.75%
Billing and Posting Clerks 3 $37,094 18.75%
Driver/Sales Workers 3 $30,514 18.75%
Insurance Sales Agents 3 $66,033 18.75%
Carpenters 3 $53,685 18.75%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 3 $37,017 18.75%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $39,153 18.75%
Film and Video Editors 3 $48,415 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 %
Colombia 151 $39,583 35.53%
Bangladesh 137 $38,022 34.16%
Cambodia 125 $21,330 37.43%
El Salvador 114 $28,388 37.75%
Nigeria 106 $49,191 42.06%
Jamaica 103 $49,399 47.69%
Philippines 98 $3,786,624 50.00%
Germany 87 $82,129 44.85%
United Kingdom 79 $88,414 46.75%
South Africa 60 $76,448 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bizcloud Analytics Inc 56 $60,996 87.50%
Pointwest Technologies Corp 56 $63,647 87.50%
Ncr Voyix Corporation 56 $115,775 87.50%
Aspire Tech Llc 56 $89,865 88.89%
Clark Atlanta University 56 $52,195 88.89%
Quality Matrix Inc 55 $75,428 87.30%
Veritiv Operating Company 55 $74,033 87.30%
Experis Us Inc 55 $80,397 87.30%
Sage It Inc 55 $83,893 88.71%
Cyberthink Inc 55 $73,604 88.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rb Harvesting Llc 2 $22,307 100.00%
Nuu Savii Harvesting Llc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Ra Leasing Llc 2 $20,257 100.00%
Rentz Family Farms 2 $26,686 100.00%
Preferred Labor Help Llc 2 $24,752 100.00%
Jorge Garcia 2 $29,484 100.00%
Maria T Quintino De Perez 2 $20,682 100.00%
Saucedo Pinestraw Llc 2 $24,466 100.00%
Lj Farms Partnership 2 $29,484 100.00%
The Kinsey Family Farm 2 $29,484 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simmons Bedding Company 3 $109,249 25.00%
Radiumsoft Inc 3 $101,123 25.00%
Care 3 $59,807 25.00%
Rr Donnelley 3 $72,585 25.00%
Panda Express Inc 3 $50,537 25.00%
Dish Network Llc 3 $79,789 25.00%
Techconnect Inc 3 $79,019 25.00%
Siempelkamp Limited Partnership 3 $79,054 25.00%
Smallbizpros Inc 3 $61,679 25.00%
Korea House Restaurant Llc Dba Myung Ga Won 3 $32,822 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 104,518 $75,497 92.40%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,056 $83,815 92.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,768 $83,059 95.26%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,114 $81,870 86.28%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,375 $52,858 70.30%
Other Computer Related Services 6,175 $75,950 90.08%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 4,636 $82,031 97.31%
Engineering Services 3,850 $74,643 91.12%
Management Consulting Services 3,545 $75,899 97.36%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,310 $92,092 95.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 904 $22,651 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 792 $25,864 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 470 $27,310 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 370 $27,107 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 355 $25,597 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 152 $27,091 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 147 $27,009 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 117 $27,257 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $27,302 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,643 $112,753 100.00%
Poultry Processing 6,407 $19,947 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,003 $96,890 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,341 $50,925 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,240 $94,219 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1,228 $23,264 100.00%
Engineering Services 756 $84,283 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 680 $170,827 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 648 $24,103 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 623 $92,770 100.00%

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