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 %
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 4 $57,938 66.67%
Social Workers, All Other 4 $42,084 66.67%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 4 $43,545 66.67%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 4 $88,416 66.67%
Respiratory Therapists 4 $55,422 80.00%
Transportation Inspectors 4 $56,311 80.00%
Mathematical Technicians 4 $32,256 80.00%
Astronomers 4 $56,560 80.00%
Librarians 4 $53,706 80.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $50,091 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Electricians 1 $20,322 8.33%
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $48,256 8.33%
Fundraisers 1 $73,299 8.33%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $62,587 8.33%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $97,386 8.33%
Pharmacists 1 $100,734 8.33%
Printing Press Operators 1 $36,920 9.09%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $54,205 9.09%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $35,173 9.09%
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1 $25,620 9.09%
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 %
Ireland 9 $94,897 50.00%
Singapore 9 $75,830 50.00%
Dominican Republic 9 $41,239 56.25%
Bulgaria 8 $84,998 50.00%
Finland 8 $98,262 50.00%
New Zealand 7 $67,453 43.75%
Serbia 7 $53,021 46.67%
Uzbekistan 7 $58,620 46.67%
Sweden 7 $70,892 46.67%
Austria 7 $77,982 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Depot Management Company Llc 546 $111,559 93.02%
Airwatch Llc 537 $69,313 91.64%
Infotech Prism Llc 530 $73,557 91.70%
Community Rehabilitation Services Inc 528 $63,194 92.15%
Total System Services Llc 521 $105,541 91.89%
The University Of Georgia 509 $44,126 90.73%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 502 $103,513 90.29%
Kpmg Llp 500 $72,228 90.42%
Allied Informatics Inc 483 $62,302 87.82%
Amazoncom Services Llc 482 $91,331 87.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trejo Labor Service Llc 12 $28,236 100.00%
Grace E Aguirre Gonzales 11 $23,649 100.00%
Quality Produce Llc 11 $21,876 100.00%
Sandra Arizmendi 11 $27,551 100.00%
Spring Hill Produce Llc 11 $24,037 100.00%
Bulloch Gin Inc 11 $37,731 100.00%
Martin Granados 11 $26,002 100.00%
Sara Gonzales 10 $25,640 100.00%
Dixon Farms Llc 10 $26,815 100.00%
North Georgia Turf Inc 10 $30,056 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Randstad General Partner Us Llc 38 $97,368 30.89%
Elavon Inc 38 $93,191 31.40%
Positive Group Llc 38 $112,745 31.67%
La Cosecha Xii Llc 38 $21,474 31.67%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 37 $72,136 31.36%
Valdosta State University 37 $41,627 31.36%
Macys Systems And Technology 37 $95,842 31.62%
Att Services Inc 37 $98,092 31.90%
Google Llc 37 $92,435 33.04%
Windsun Technologies Inc 37 $110,672 33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 104,518 $75,497 92.40%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,056 $83,815 92.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,768 $83,059 95.26%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,114 $81,870 86.28%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,375 $52,858 70.30%
Other Computer Related Services 6,175 $75,950 90.08%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 4,636 $82,031 97.31%
Engineering Services 3,850 $74,643 91.12%
Management Consulting Services 3,545 $75,899 97.36%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,310 $92,092 95.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 904 $22,651 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 792 $25,864 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 470 $27,310 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 370 $27,107 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 355 $25,597 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 152 $27,091 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 147 $27,009 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 117 $27,257 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $27,302 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,643 $112,753 100.00%
Poultry Processing 6,407 $19,947 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,003 $96,890 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,341 $50,925 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,240 $94,219 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1,228 $23,264 100.00%
Engineering Services 756 $84,283 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 680 $170,827 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 648 $24,103 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 623 $92,770 100.00%

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