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 %
Film and Video Editors 9 $47,570 75.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 9 $52,222 75.00%
Surveyors 9 $38,626 75.00%
Survey Researchers 9 $45,215 75.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 9 $176,888 81.82%
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 8 $52,455 72.73%
Geneticists 8 $64,256 72.73%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 8 $41,246 72.73%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 8 $32,729 72.73%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 8 $70,962 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 3 $29,044 20.00%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 3 $25,029 20.00%
Musicians and Singers 3 $45,018 20.00%
Animal Scientists 3 $48,491 20.00%
Bill and Account Collectors 2 $40,872 13.33%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $40,554 13.33%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 2 $56,067 14.29%
Cargo and Freight Agents 2 $51,979 14.29%
Auditors 2 $72,145 14.29%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 2 $98,686 14.29%
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 %
Panasonic Corporation Of North America 230 $99,860 92.37%
Vigna Inc 229 $56,560 91.97%
Ltimindtree Limited 228 $87,718 92.31%
Cira Infotech Inc 227 $71,111 92.65%
Ntt Data Inc 224 $88,555 91.80%
Ocher Technology Group 224 $77,734 92.56%
Cisco Systems Inc 222 $97,621 92.12%
Sab Information Systems Inc 221 $55,856 92.08%
Iquadra Information Services Llc 220 $73,285 91.67%
Idril Services Corporation 219 $59,076 92.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Belle Farm Inc 6 $24,766 100.00%
S P Harvester Corp 6 $29,834 100.00%
Everglades Planting Llc 6 $24,898 100.00%
Doerun Gin Company Inc 6 $25,997 100.00%
Joel Salgado 6 $20,013 100.00%
Atlanta Growers And Garden Centers 6 $26,510 100.00%
M Perez Harvesting Llc 6 $23,902 100.00%
Tm Harvesting Inc 6 $26,058 100.00%
Tt Farms 6 $24,828 100.00%
New England Apiaries Llc 6 $27,227 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keysight Technologies Inc 16 $93,190 29.09%
Atronix Acquistion Corp 16 $101,191 29.63%
Ibs Software Americas Inc 16 $92,134 30.19%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq 16 $18,723 30.19%
Infor Global Solutions Inc 15 $83,753 28.30%
Aptean Inc 15 $105,922 28.30%
Andritz Inc 15 $91,608 28.85%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc 15 $103,800 29.41%
Peter K Lee Md Pc 15 $36,117 29.41%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 15 $113,633 30.00%

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