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 %
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 %
Home Depot Usa Inc 421 $87,778 88.82%
Amazon Web Services Inc 419 $101,056 88.58%
Honeywell International Inc 414 $111,982 87.71%
Kforce Inc 412 $96,219 87.66%
Suntrust Banks Inc 411 $82,354 87.63%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 394 $88,998 84.37%
Syntel Inc 393 $71,108 90.55%
Georgia State University 389 $47,051 90.26%
Onetrust Llc 389 $93,303 92.62%
S2 It Group Llc 385 $70,676 92.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lionheart Construction Llc 9 $25,385 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting Inc 9 $22,685 100.00%
Grebel Pecan Services Inc 9 $24,740 100.00%
Juan Vega 9 $26,291 100.00%
Picked Fresh Produce Inc 9 $26,465 100.00%
Harvestco Llc 9 $25,944 100.00%
Rambo 1 Llc 9 $28,591 100.00%
M A Produce Llc 9 $28,478 100.00%
Red Harvesting Inc 9 $25,574 100.00%
Double J Harvesting Inc 9 $30,527 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Solutions Group Inc 29 $89,103 28.43%
Spry Info Solutions Inc 29 $103,651 28.43%
Southern Gunite Lp 29 $29,877 28.71%
Tifton Aluminum Extrusion 29 $20,717 28.71%
Cobb International Farmers Market 28 $17,020 28.00%
Keshav Consulting Solutionsllc 28 $85,467 28.28%
Blackrock Financial Management 28 $100,363 28.28%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc 27 $94,587 27.84%
Deloitte Tax Llp 27 $68,486 28.13%
Delta Information Systems Inc 27 $97,713 28.13%

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