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 %
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 %
Asbury Automotive Group Inc 6 $83,495 85.71%
Rehab Employee Services Llc 6 $67,988 85.71%
Bizpro Technologies Inc 6 $64,508 85.71%
Ibm India Pvt Limited 6 $70,345 85.71%
Bhargav Computer Consultants Usa Ma Inc 6 $73,122 85.71%
Techzion It Solutions Inc 6 $71,105 85.71%
Uscube Links Inc 6 $62,545 85.71%
Eapt Solutions Inc 6 $70,210 85.71%
Itvision Inc 6 $72,582 85.71%
Rightdata Inc 6 $68,685 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rolling And Drawing Of Purchased Steel 1 $66,248 100.00%
Solid Waste Collection 1 $122,616 100.00%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing 1 $71,594 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 1 $40,934 100.00%
Wood Preservation 1 $102,045 100.00%
National Security 1 $121,014 100.00%
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 1 $71,365 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $37,336 100.00%
Legislative Bodies 1 $55,661 100.00%
Secondary Smelting Refining And Alloying Of Nonferrous Metal Except Copper And Aluminum 1 $79,664 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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