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 %
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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	2,033	$74,909	92.03%
Capgemini Us Llc	2,029	$85,926	93.50%
Microsoft Corporation	1,980	$92,026	98.41%
Ibm Corporation	1,682	$86,158	84.95%
Hcl America Inc	1,599	$82,137	88.25%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	1,578	$72,088	96.99%
Wipro Limited	1,364	$72,846	90.69%
Manhattan Associates Inc	1,361	$94,118	92.52%
Smartsoft International Inc	1,303	$64,042	90.49%
Equifax Inc	1,221	$109,493	88.86%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jaemor Farm Market Inc	23	$24,865	100.00%
L M Farms Of Georgia Llc	23	$25,539	100.00%
Terry Joe Baker Farms Llc	22	$26,954	100.00%
Luis Martinez	21	$21,337	100.00%
Dickey Farms Inc	20	$23,384	100.00%
Burts Farm Llc	20	$23,642	100.00%
Pearson Farm	19	$27,668	100.00%
Mason Pecans	19	$23,507	100.00%
H W Farms Llc	18	$30,817	100.00%
Mccorkle Nurseries Inc	17	$24,141	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Georgia State University	143	$44,071	38.24%
Everest Computers Inc	141	$108,569	43.52%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc	123	$18,215	37.96%
Byteware Inc	118	$80,720	37.58%
Truist Bank	108	$88,447	35.53%
Symbioun Technologies Inc	105	$81,377	34.65%
Georgia Plating Inc	99	$20,574	33.90%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc	96	$92,328	35.82%
Total System Services Llc	93	$104,356	35.50%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc	90	$108,976	35.86%

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.