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)

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 %
Tanzania 2 $44,523 50.00%
Angola 2 $72,728 66.67%
Slovakia 2 $73,845 66.67%
Palestine 2 $85,393 66.67%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 33.33%
Namibia 1 $50,060 33.33%
Dominica 1 $38,875 33.33%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 33.33%
Republic Of Congo 1 $25,709 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,173 $73,598 99.34%
Infosys Limited 7,974 $71,277 99.59%
Capgemini America Inc 6,237 $85,120 95.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,587 $88,892 98.58%
Ernst Young Us Llp 4,091 $84,513 98.55%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,996 $81,988 98.59%
Accenture Llp 3,424 $84,021 98.36%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 69.38%
Emory University 2,225 $57,218 86.61%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 84.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bland Farms Production And Packing Llc 60 $26,569 100.00%
Ornelas Harvesting Inc 55 $23,781 100.00%
Hamilton Growers Inc 43 $25,344 100.00%
Lg Herndon Jr Farms Inc 38 $24,339 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 36 $24,885 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 32 $27,160 100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc 30 $25,398 100.00%
Tycor Farms Llc 28 $23,572 100.00%
Mclain Farms Inc 24 $23,373 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ga 23 $28,474 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 883 $21,400 42.17%
Harrison Poultry 697 $17,663 56.71%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 324 $108,612 36.69%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 34.71%
Smartsoft International Inc 242 $93,942 34.72%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.76%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 145 $98,262 32.08%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 37.40%
Legendary Meats Llc 144 $24,049 37.99%

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