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 %
Bioinformatics Technicians 2 $45,531 66.67%
Hydrologists 2 $70,731 66.67%
Community Health Workers 2 $35,215 66.67%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 2 $9,554 66.67%
Producers 2 $57,210 100.00%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 2 $27,092 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 2 $65,050 100.00%
Billing and Posting Clerks 2 $34,164 100.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 2 $32,573 100.00%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 2 $37,274 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $66,997 10.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1 $166,400 10.00%
Parking Lot Attendants 1 $19,074 10.00%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 1 $40,539 10.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1 $33,966 10.00%
Helpers--Electricians 1 $20,322 10.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $56,992 10.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $35,173 10.00%
Librarians 1 $54,205 10.00%
Surveyors 1 $30,680 11.11%
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 %
Ethiopia 7 $99,924 50.00%
Gambia 6 $45,375 46.15%
Hungary 6 $73,989 50.00%
Portugal 6 $74,686 54.55%
Belarus 6 $73,296 60.00%
Zambia 5 $39,699 50.00%
Bolivia 5 $52,085 50.00%
Libya 5 $90,296 55.56%
Czech Republic 5 $86,565 55.56%
Syria 5 $71,380 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooper Lighting Llc 105 $100,864 89.74%
Expedite Technology Solutions Llc 104 $70,357 88.89%
Palatial Technologies Inc 103 $60,296 88.79%
Xl Softek Inc 103 $81,134 89.57%
Devise Soft Inc 103 $63,588 89.57%
Larsen Toubro Limited 102 $45,941 89.47%
Cmes Inc 102 $60,598 89.47%
Hrk Solutions Llc 102 $52,861 90.27%
Hd Supply Inc 101 $111,358 90.18%
First Tek Inc 101 $71,754 90.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fowler Farms 3 $27,969 100.00%
Tittle Apiaries Llc 3 $34,278 100.00%
Castro Harvesting 3 $18,510 100.00%
Fairgreene Farms Inc 3 $29,474 100.00%
Berry Solutions Farm Llc 3 $30,534 100.00%
Ar Zapote Harvesting Llc 3 $22,990 100.00%
Beiza Brothers Harvesting Llc 3 $19,529 100.00%
International Easy Labor Inc 3 $20,647 100.00%
Rise N Shine Farm Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Majestic Berry Farm Llc 3 $24,218 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rollins Inc 6 $64,317 24.00%
American Tech Solutions Inc 6 $73,140 24.00%
Georgia It Inc 6 $95,812 24.00%
Silicon Creations Llc 6 $81,602 25.00%
Cooper Wiring Devices Inc 6 $91,721 25.00%
Lennox International Inc All Subs Affiliates 6 $88,732 25.00%
Towers Watson Delaware Inc 6 $89,527 25.00%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 6 $90,979 25.00%
Verifone Inc 6 $95,407 25.00%
Inpatient Services Of Georgia Pc 6 $187,199 25.00%

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