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 %
Models 2 $27,331 66.67%
Dental Assistants 2 $30,514 66.67%
Clinical Psychologists 2 $58,230 66.67%
Marriage and Family Therapists 2 $47,299 66.67%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 2 $26,354 66.67%
Cargo and Freight Agents 2 $41,382 66.67%
Advertising Sales Agents 2 $35,090 66.67%
Pathologists 2 $195,229 66.67%
Microsystems Engineers 2 $69,192 66.67%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2 $60,144 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Technicians 1 $48,880 10.00%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1 $38,771 10.00%
Teacher Assistants 1 $27,220 10.00%
Statistical Assistants 1 $21,778 10.00%
Logistics Engineers 1 $84,406 10.00%
Construction Carpenters 1 $39,582 10.00%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1 $66,394 10.00%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 1 $71,032 10.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $40,934 10.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $54,205 10.00%
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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,173 $73,598 99.34%
Infosys Limited 7,974 $71,277 99.59%
Capgemini America Inc 6,237 $85,120 95.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,587 $88,892 98.58%
Ernst Young Us Llp 4,091 $84,513 98.55%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,996 $81,988 98.59%
Accenture Llp 3,424 $84,021 98.36%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 69.38%
Emory University 2,225 $57,218 86.61%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 84.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bland Farms Production And Packing Llc 60 $26,569 100.00%
Ornelas Harvesting Inc 55 $23,781 100.00%
Hamilton Growers Inc 43 $25,344 100.00%
Lg Herndon Jr Farms Inc 38 $24,339 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 36 $24,885 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 32 $27,160 100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc 30 $25,398 100.00%
Tycor Farms Llc 28 $23,572 100.00%
Mclain Farms Inc 24 $23,373 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ga 23 $28,474 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 883 $21,400 42.17%
Harrison Poultry 697 $17,663 56.71%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 324 $108,612 36.69%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 34.71%
Smartsoft International Inc 242 $93,942 34.72%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.76%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 145 $98,262 32.08%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 37.40%
Legendary Meats Llc 144 $24,049 37.99%

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