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%
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 %
Saturn Tech Llc 6 $92,525 85.71%
Wang Associates Pc 6 $73,618 85.71%
Etech Global It Solutions Llc 6 $85,901 85.71%
Amtex System Inc 6 $83,502 85.71%
Mirus Llc 6 $85,159 85.71%
Equinix Inc 6 $91,215 85.71%
Graphic Packaging International Inc 6 $75,636 85.71%
Republic National Distributing Company 6 $115,856 85.71%
Ibase Operations Corp 6 $84,438 85.71%
Astra Group Llc 6 $73,927 85.71%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 3 $88,428 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $35,443 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $61,457 100.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units 2 $46,831 66.67%
Other Snack Food Manufacturing 2 $70,024 66.67%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $73,050 66.67%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 2 $128,555 66.67%
Textile Furnishings Mills 2 $49,431 66.67%
Photographic Services 2 $103,625 66.67%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 2 $112,528 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.

State Avg Wage
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.