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 %
Sysfore Technologies Inc 86 $64,327 90.53%
Polaris Associates Inc 85 $66,059 89.47%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Regents University 85 $43,719 90.43%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 85 $92,467 90.43%
Sunsoft Solutions Inc 84 $62,956 89.36%
Equi Tek Llc 84 $84,639 89.36%
Beyond Management Inc 84 $45,561 89.36%
American Cybersystems Inc 83 $78,972 88.30%
Cloud Soft Inc 83 $79,381 89.25%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 83 $75,210 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hudson Black Creek Farm 3 $27,969 100.00%
Riley Davis Farms Partnership 3 $26,610 100.00%
Ismael Torres Garcia 3 $22,681 100.00%
Martinez Sons Trucking Llc 3 $26,679 100.00%
Minerva Plantation 3 $28,898 100.00%
King Fresh Tomato Inc 3 $20,804 100.00%
Springhead Properties Llc 3 $28,669 100.00%
Stans Pure Honey Llc 3 $23,553 100.00%
E Esteban Harvesting Llc 3 $24,551 100.00%
Alvarez And Sons Llc 3 $20,147 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hwa Sung Georgia Llc 5 $46,546 26.32%
Sweet Hut Pleasant Hill Inc 5 $40,456 26.32%
Synopsys Inc 5 $90,792 26.32%
Feedzai 5 $89,294 26.32%
Talend Inc 5 $85,159 26.32%
Aprio Llp 5 $83,262 26.32%
Fine Fabricsga Inc 5 $24,157 26.32%
First Advantage Background Services Corp 5 $131,539 26.32%
Niit Usa Inc 5 $92,581 26.32%
Qverge Llc 5 $116,559 26.32%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 30 $27,102 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 28 $24,080 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 28 $27,998 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $27,174 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 22 $25,490 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 22 $26,025 100.00%
Floriculture Production 19 $26,089 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $28,581 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 16 $23,924 100.00%

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