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%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 71 $45,780 62.28%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 71 $47,168 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 %
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 %
Secureworks Inc 243 $89,850 90.67%
Centers For Disease Control And Preventiondhhs 241 $59,162 89.93%
Softpath System Llc 241 $65,500 89.93%
Tsys 240 $87,780 89.89%
Talent9 Inc 238 $69,805 89.47%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 236 $78,632 91.47%
Visionsoft International Inc 235 $56,102 91.44%
Unicorn Technologies Llc 235 $62,089 91.44%
Mohawk Industries Inc 233 $101,897 92.83%
Capricorn Systems Inc 231 $59,488 92.03%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Doerun Peanut Company Llc 6 $27,969 100.00%
Miller County Warehouse Company Inc 6 $28,902 100.00%
Jfd Farms 6 $26,998 100.00%
Jose H Martinez 6 $23,708 100.00%
G H Harvesting Inc 6 $24,544 100.00%
Tovar Farm Services 6 $27,324 100.00%
Wade Farms Inc 6 $24,544 100.00%
Meeks Farms Nursery Inc 6 $28,753 100.00%
Pina Farms Llc 6 $21,873 100.00%
Javier Martinez Produce Llc 6 $26,534 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hd Supply Inc 17 $111,176 28.81%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc 17 $48,693 28.81%
La Cosecha Iii Llc 17 $20,664 29.31%
Courtland Health Care Services Inc 17 $21,258 29.31%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 16 $92,822 27.59%
Hewlett Packard Company 16 $75,496 28.07%
Epam Systems Inc 16 $78,582 28.07%
Northgatearinso 16 $98,097 28.07%
Intuites Llc 16 $109,617 28.57%
Vamana Systems Inc 16 $83,667 28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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