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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 2 $23,484 100.00%
Chemical Technicians 2 $30,347 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 2 $89,992 100.00%
New Accounts Clerks 1 $25,002 50.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists 1 $67,704 50.00%
Credit Counselors 1 $31,158 50.00%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1 $54,558 50.00%
Marine Engineers 1 $90,979 50.00%
Reporters and Correspondents 1 $32,760 50.00%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities 1 $39,208 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Ust Global Inc 1,126 $73,878 85.95%
Pyramid Consulting Inc 1,126 $81,452 94.38%
Georgia Institute Of Technology 1,124 $52,692 96.65%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 1,012 $101,024 89.64%
Savannah Chatham County Public School System 933 $54,216 91.47%
Adp Technology Services Inc 901 $103,926 96.47%
Anthem Inc 858 $99,520 92.66%
Home Depot Product Authority Llc 834 $95,349 91.45%
Niit Technologies Limited 813 $66,181 92.49%
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 795 $91,681 91.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Osage Farms Inc 16 $25,908 100.00%
Dlr Fruit Vegetable Inc 15 $26,030 100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd 15 $26,094 100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatl 15 $24,422 100.00%
King Fresh Tomatoes Inc 15 $23,789 100.00%
The Wilbanks Apiaries Inc 15 $23,116 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Ga 15 $32,323 100.00%
Them Boyz Harvesting Llc 15 $26,283 100.00%
Patrick Family Farms Llc 15 $25,979 100.00%
G R Farms 15 $23,937 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lanier Cold Storage Llc 90 $20,946 36.00%
It Division Inc 86 $94,952 35.10%
Delta Air Lines Inc 75 $155,520 30.99%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 72 $113,547 32.00%
Kpmg Llp 71 $86,196 32.13%
Home Depot Management Company Llc 66 $110,229 30.84%
Vigna Inc 62 $85,102 29.52%
Cognier Inc 62 $83,706 31.00%
University Of North Georgia 61 $44,358 31.12%
Amazon Web Services Inc 61 $114,477 32.11%

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