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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts 521 $84,014 91.89%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 496 $43,785 88.10%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 496 $83,856 90.02%
Aerospace Engineers 427 $95,143 77.78%
Physical Therapists 423 $66,068 77.05%
Marketing Managers 421 $110,895 83.04%
Graphic Designers 406 $44,935 84.06%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 397 $42,713 82.37%
Engineers, All Other 395 $66,147 82.12%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 390 $50,000 82.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 82 $109,727 69.49%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 74 $19,147 63.79%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 71 $47,168 62.28%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 71 $45,780 68.93%
General and Operations Managers 67 $104,768 65.69%
Financial Managers 66 $118,128 65.35%
Aerospace Engineers 65 $113,173 67.71%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 64 $26,165 66.67%
Information Security Analysts 59 $98,689 65.56%
Food Preparation Workers 58 $17,538 65.17%
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 %
Rwanda 1 $82,098 100.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $25,709 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $60,670 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $22,152 100.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $36,192 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valuelabs Inc 115 $69,950 91.27%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 114 $82,726 91.20%
American Megatrends Inc 114 $75,992 91.20%
Radiant Technologies Inc 114 $58,938 91.20%
Tubman Technologies Inc 114 $90,057 91.94%
Macys Systems And Technology 113 $96,074 91.13%
Verizon Data Services Llc 113 $115,038 91.13%
Technosoft Corporation 111 $77,362 89.52%
Objectfrontier Inc 111 $79,049 90.24%
Epi Use America Inc 110 $94,332 89.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Three Bees Farms Inc 3 $26,104 100.00%
Lvj Pimentel Resources Llc 3 $28,475 100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatl Farm Labor Contractor 3 $17,673 100.00%
Speedling Incorporated Ga 3 $28,031 100.00%
Dd Ag Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Luisa Dominguez 3 $21,221 100.00%
Vision Landscaping Associates Inc 3 $23,428 100.00%
Rodrigo Gutierrez Tapia 3 $18,776 100.00%
Copper Station Farms 3 $20,225 100.00%
Kb Partnership 3 $27,969 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uzun Case Llc 7 $78,157 25.93%
Sis Llc 7 $124,232 25.93%
Rule Joy Trammell Rubio Llc 7 $53,355 25.93%
Cox Communications 7 $114,136 25.93%
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Usa Inc 7 $80,781 25.93%
Advance Solutions Corporation 7 $100,209 25.93%
Sandvik Mining And Construction Usa Llc 7 $92,257 26.92%
Stanley Black Decker Inc 7 $128,318 26.92%
Becton Dickinson And Company 7 $101,870 26.92%
Hisense Usa Corporation 7 $54,826 28.00%

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