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 %
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 %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 30 $27,102 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 28 $24,080 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 28 $27,998 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $27,174 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 22 $25,490 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 22 $26,025 100.00%
Floriculture Production 19 $26,089 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $28,581 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 16 $23,924 100.00%

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