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 %
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 %
Amdocs Inc 325 $91,944 93.39%
System Soft Technologies Llc 317 $75,367 91.88%
Rapidit Inc 316 $77,770 92.40%
Boss Technologies Inc 315 $66,462 92.92%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 314 $90,181 92.63%
Ecovue Solutions Llc 310 $85,870 92.26%
Deloitte Tax Llp 305 $62,729 91.59%
Tek Services Llc 303 $61,301 90.99%
Opensoft Inc 302 $53,830 92.92%
Docmation Llc 301 $72,978 92.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aa Huapilla Produce Llc 8 $24,604 100.00%
Junior Harvesting Llc 8 $25,659 100.00%
Bc Rentz Llc 8 $25,659 100.00%
Melon Life Inc 7 $27,697 100.00%
Elgidio Jacobo Gonzalez 7 $23,503 100.00%
Magnolia Packing Inc Ga 7 $39,342 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 7 $38,153 100.00%
Clw Harvesting Llc 7 $24,247 100.00%
Chill C Farms Llc 7 $28,282 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting 7 $28,029 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lx Hausys America Inc 23 $59,230 31.51%
Sita Inc 22 $90,146 30.56%
American Bankers Insurance Company Of Florida 22 $106,544 30.99%
Greensky Administrative Services Llc 22 $83,880 30.99%
Matrix Resources Inc 21 $106,571 29.58%
Wellstar Medical Group Llc 21 $200,439 30.00%
Intelligrated Software Llc 21 $100,663 30.00%
Veridic Solutions Llc 21 $101,953 30.88%
Lasership Inc 20 $27,754 30.30%
Turner Broadcasting System Inc 20 $90,485 30.30%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers 352 $70,618 84.41%
Satellite Telecommunications 338 $114,912 86.89%
Scheduled Air Transportation 327 $100,645 91.85%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 311 $83,933 89.11%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 308 $92,644 89.02%
Other Management Consulting Services 306 $81,379 91.89%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 299 $79,958 94.62%
Sales Financing 286 $90,745 91.08%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 280 $101,786 89.46%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 273 $88,500 89.22%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 8 $27,045 100.00%
Cotton Farming 8 $24,310 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 7 $25,807 100.00%
Landscaping Services 7 $23,373 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $23,917 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $25,425 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%

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