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 %
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	1	$43,243	10.00%
Teacher Assistants	1	$27,220	10.00%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	1	$66,560	10.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors	1	$47,154	10.00%
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	1	$81,598	10.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers	1	$101,379	10.00%
Photographers	1	$49,213	10.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	1	$39,894	10.00%
Fashion Designers	1	$85,218	10.00%
Pharmacists	1	$100,734	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 %
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 %
Newcomb Boyd Llp	6	$78,685	85.71%
Q Squared Solutions Llc	6	$80,555	85.71%
Libreum International Llc	6	$92,182	85.71%
Pruitthealth Therapy Services	6	$67,479	85.71%
Cinc Systems Llc	6	$79,432	85.71%
Lvtlabs Llc	6	$72,731	85.71%
Iba America Llc	6	$66,068	85.71%
Profisee Group Inc	6	$78,798	85.71%
Superior Essex Inc	6	$80,209	85.71%
Compu Vision Consulting Inc	6	$76,010	85.71%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Frozen Cakes Pies And Other Pastries Manufacturing	2	$44,106	66.67%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing	2	$43,867	66.67%
Carbon And Graphite Product Manufacturing	2	$112,653	66.67%
Airport Operations	2	$94,370	66.67%
Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing	2	$97,313	66.67%
Passenger Car Leasing	2	$101,317	66.67%
Continuing Care Retirement Communities And Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	2	$43,004	66.67%
Sand Gravel Clay And Ceramic And Refractory Minerals Mining And Quarrying	2	$99,050	66.67%
Lumber And Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	2	$75,754	66.67%
Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation	2	$60,507	66.67%

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.