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 %
Australia 36 $83,255 47.37%
Guatemala 36 $26,098 50.00%
Zimbabwe 35 $26,675 50.72%
Italy 34 $72,042 50.00%
Peru 31 $40,168 50.00%
Honduras 29 $36,033 47.54%
Spain 25 $77,339 41.67%
Japan 23 $127,006 43.40%
Sri Lanka 23 $77,225 51.11%
Chile 23 $85,590 53.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 83 $68,232 89.25%
Panasonic Corporation Of North America Pna 83 $118,153 89.25%
Marlabs Inc 83 $76,845 89.25%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 83 $88,655 89.25%
Travelport Lp 83 $101,467 90.22%
Valdosta State University 83 $45,797 91.21%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 82 $54,504 91.11%
Emaestro Technologies Inc 82 $72,252 91.11%
Micronet Solutions Llc 82 $69,151 91.11%
Vector Systems Inc 82 $70,858 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flowerwood Nursery Inc 3 $27,269 100.00%
Fresha Llc 3 $29,134 100.00%
Heagan Farms 3 $19,838 100.00%
Maria Rubio 3 $27,969 100.00%
Jubilee Packing Inc 3 $16,491 100.00%
J And J Apriaries Farm Llc 3 $19,638 100.00%
The Strawberry Patch Llc 3 $26,610 100.00%
Thomas Sumner Farms Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Garcias Pine Straw Llc 3 $26,610 100.00%
Jr Curry Iii Farms 3 $26,811 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Daesol Material Georgia Llc 5 $53,165 26.32%
The Globe Academy Inc 5 $47,538 26.32%
Alpla Inc 5 $80,987 26.32%
Hirez Studios Inc 5 $56,518 27.78%
Us Bank National Association 5 $120,806 27.78%
Orbvest Us Inc 5 $93,966 27.78%
Thales Dis Usa Inc 5 $109,678 27.78%
Vanderlande Industries 5 $104,362 27.78%
Boutte Tree Inc 5 $22,880 27.78%
Regions Bank 5 $97,202 27.78%

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