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 %
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 11 $35,958 84.62%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $45,134 76.92%
Residential Advisors 10 $31,978 76.92%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $50,417 76.92%
Radiologists 10 $171,914 76.92%
Audiologists 10 $73,703 76.92%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 10 $47,713 76.92%
Clinical Research Coordinators 9 $72,458 75.00%
Sociologists 9 $55,393 75.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 9 $69,870 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Iconsoft Inc 51 $95,002 91.07%
Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations Llc 51 $84,273 91.07%
Saicon Consultants Inc 51 $65,347 91.07%
The William Carter Company Inc 51 $102,330 91.07%
Delasoft Inc 51 $71,422 91.07%
Om Partners Usa 51 $63,794 91.07%
Landis Gyr Technology Inc 51 $81,231 91.07%
Virtuouspros Inc 51 $81,194 91.07%
Dougherty County School District 50 $53,820 89.29%
Cvent Inc 50 $90,469 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ag Produce Services Inc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Sharon Mathis 1 $19,531 100.00%
Sabina Jaimes 1 $24,357 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc Ga 7 Mpd 1 $28,434 100.00%
Hr Price 1 $30,534 100.00%
Jessica Briones 1 $19,929 100.00%
Baypole Plantation Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Benet Senatus Jr 1 $24,939 100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatlflc 1 $18,949 100.00%
William J Anderson 1 $20,257 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Middle Georgia State University 3 $42,502 27.27%
Arya Global Inc 3 $83,103 27.27%
Carrier Corporation 3 $113,360 27.27%
Arya Sejal Enterprises Inc Dba Msm Group 3 $70,526 27.27%
Atlanta Usa Investment Llc 3 $33,141 27.27%
Interstate National Dealer Services 3 $90,300 27.27%
International Trading Partners Llc 3 $55,120 27.27%
Discovery Analytics Inc 3 $85,003 27.27%
Vss Group Llc 3 $44,359 30.00%
Architectural Brass 3 $47,154 30.00%

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