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 %
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 5 $72,105 83.33%
Healthcare Social Workers 5 $48,235 83.33%
Foresters 5 $56,114 83.33%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 5 $64,534 83.33%
Video Game Designers 5 $62,063 83.33%
Designers, All Other 5 $51,792 83.33%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 5 $52,333 83.33%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 5 $67,088 83.33%
Nuclear Engineers 5 $59,164 83.33%
Customer Service Representatives 4 $24,919 66.67%
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 %
Savannah College Of Art And Design Inc 351 $58,458 94.61%
Oracle America Inc 350 $105,403 94.85%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 348 $89,364 94.31%
Bor Usga Obo Augusta University 344 $52,549 93.48%
Orpine Inc 342 $64,903 93.19%
Prokarma Inc 338 $92,851 92.10%
Agility Technologies Llc 336 $54,312 92.31%
T Mobile Usa Inc 327 $106,579 90.33%
Essential Technologies Inc 327 $60,273 90.83%
Open Systems Inc 325 $72,964 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chappell Mill Trees Llc 8 $25,191 100.00%
Georgia Select Fishfarm Llc 8 $25,529 100.00%
Shamrock Ranch Llc 8 $25,620 100.00%
Benito Martinez Jr 8 $25,705 100.00%
Hillside Orchard Farms Inc 8 $26,822 100.00%
R R Harvesting Inc 8 $25,661 100.00%
Barwick Packing Llc 8 $23,920 100.00%
Oso Sweet Farms Llc 8 $26,553 100.00%
Jason G Herndon Farms 8 $21,692 100.00%
S Sanchez Harvesting Inc 8 $28,313 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bank Of America 24 $70,938 30.38%
Zieta Technologies Llc 24 $82,367 30.77%
Tekniti Llc 24 $85,682 31.17%
Softpros Inc 23 $75,171 30.26%
Actimize Inc 23 $89,177 30.67%
Smart Erp Solutions Inc 23 $109,512 30.67%
Infotech Prism Llc Dba Cirruslabs 23 $112,565 30.67%
Gp Mfg Inc 23 $18,221 30.67%
Sermavica Llc 23 $20,530 31.51%
Amazoncom Services Llc 23 $111,964 31.51%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 96 $27,247 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 89 $27,684 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 89 $25,159 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 47 $22,328 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 46 $25,644 100.00%
Potato Farming 43 $27,094 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 37 $26,926 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 30 $24,772 100.00%

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