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%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	109	$18,660	55.90%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	105	$20,780	57.38%
Sales Engineers	104	$95,939	59.09%
Operations Research Analysts	101	$52,569	58.72%
Civil Engineers	101	$71,982	66.45%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	99	$50,193	71.74%
Butchers and Meat Cutters	98	$21,195	71.53%
Marketing Managers	97	$124,286	74.05%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	86	$90,493	70.49%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	85	$17,387	70.83%

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 %
Sumter County School System	60	$42,683	86.96%
Ealearn Inc	60	$64,533	86.96%
Sonata Software North America Inc	60	$72,652	86.96%
Apex It Services Llc	60	$96,291	88.24%
General Electric Company	60	$105,671	88.24%
Merchant E Solutions Inc	60	$102,216	88.24%
Georgia Gwinnett College	59	$44,795	86.76%
Management Health Systems Llc	59	$45,939	86.76%
Revenue Analytics Inc	59	$78,789	86.76%
Aecom Technical Services Inc	59	$63,333	86.76%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Patrick Farms Partnership	2	$19,250	100.00%
Will Anderson Farms Inc	2	$29,484	100.00%
Praise Bee Farm Llc	2	$26,686	100.00%
Heritage Berry Llc	2	$22,307	100.00%
Feliciana Jimenez	2	$26,686	100.00%
Bd Farms	2	$29,484	100.00%
Martin Granados Dba Granados Harvesting	2	$19,937	100.00%
Florida Orange Gold Llc	2	$21,704	100.00%
Fidel Trinidad Corp	2	$24,648	100.00%
Santiago Resources Llc	2	$24,648	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hb Auto Detail Inc	4	$17,763	30.77%
Emory Childrens Pediatric Institute Inc	4	$116,161	30.77%
Saintgobain Adfors America Inc	4	$104,110	30.77%
Auto Gallery Holdings Inc	4	$61,511	30.77%
Ukg Inc	4	$104,229	30.77%
Barrington Dairy Llc	4	$47,913	30.77%
Samo Maintenance Group Llc	4	$28,413	30.77%
Nthline Solutions Llc	4	$128,877	30.77%
Luxottica Of America Inc	4	$102,908	30.77%
Cybersource Corporation	4	$125,341	30.77%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Office Administrative Services	105	$99,094	90.52%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	105	$93,763	90.52%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	105	$82,018	91.30%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	104	$92,613	91.23%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	102	$59,706	91.07%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	102	$50,934	91.89%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	101	$100,777	90.99%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	98	$64,170	90.74%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	92	$92,444	86.79%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	91	$94,025	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	37	$95,945	92.50%
Credit Bureaus	37	$94,402	92.50%
Bread And Bakery Product Manufacturing	37	$73,278	94.87%
Industrial Design Services	37	$105,879	94.87%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	36	$71,061	97.30%
Industrial Building Construction	36	$70,565	97.30%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing	35	$99,906	94.59%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	35	$32,749	94.59%
New Car Dealers	33	$48,908	89.19%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	33	$78,121	91.67%

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.