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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,050 $51,491 82.22%
Statisticians 987 $80,680 81.91%
Information Security Analysts 847 $86,192 74.96%
Web Developers 839 $66,549 93.12%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 789 $47,624 91.96%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 714 $168,687 83.22%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 711 $51,502 95.82%
Sales Engineers 657 $95,084 90.62%
Logisticians 555 $58,387 91.43%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 524 $50,804 88.07%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Laborers 1 $37,274 3.33%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1 $35,360 5.00%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $23,150 5.26%
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 %
Cignex Datamatics Inc 63 $72,590 90.00%
Norfolk Southern Corporation 63 $99,686 90.00%
Infosys Mccamish Systems Llc 63 $97,930 91.30%
Petadigit 62 $68,493 89.86%
Pamten Inc 61 $83,409 88.41%
Tap It Services Inc 61 $57,193 88.41%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 61 $105,057 88.41%
Yashco Systems Inc 61 $86,308 88.41%
Sewon America Inc 61 $42,529 88.41%
The Baer Group Llc 60 $78,688 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jeff Wainwright 2 $20,800 100.00%
Dlr Farms Llc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Ea Harvesting Llc 2 $30,867 100.00%
Pedro Gc Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Pgc Farms 2 $24,752 100.00%
Jenny Jack Sun Farm 2 $26,686 100.00%
Luis Alvarez 2 $21,653 100.00%
Juan Perez Services Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Asociacion Campesina De Desarrollo De Las Comunidades De Guatemala Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Ag Produce Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bulldog Insurance Inc 4 $36,910 30.77%
Giw Industries Inc 4 $85,197 30.77%
Zywie Inc 4 $85,759 30.77%
Eastern Contractors Corporation 4 $59,805 30.77%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 4 $78,094 30.77%
Don Soo Baek Inc 4 $17,472 30.77%
Ciox Health Llc 4 $102,445 30.77%
Madni Madni Inc 4 $38,667 30.77%
Hamilton Physician Group Inc 4 $191,969 30.77%
Alcon Research Llc 4 $95,878 30.77%

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