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 %
Home Depot Usa Inc 421 $87,778 88.82%
Amazon Web Services Inc 419 $101,056 88.58%
Honeywell International Inc 414 $111,982 87.71%
Kforce Inc 412 $96,219 87.66%
Suntrust Banks Inc 411 $82,354 87.63%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 394 $88,998 84.37%
Syntel Inc 393 $71,108 90.55%
Georgia State University 389 $47,051 90.26%
Onetrust Llc 389 $93,303 92.62%
S2 It Group Llc 385 $70,676 92.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lionheart Construction Llc 9 $25,385 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting Inc 9 $22,685 100.00%
Grebel Pecan Services Inc 9 $24,740 100.00%
Juan Vega 9 $26,291 100.00%
Picked Fresh Produce Inc 9 $26,465 100.00%
Harvestco Llc 9 $25,944 100.00%
Rambo 1 Llc 9 $28,591 100.00%
M A Produce Llc 9 $28,478 100.00%
Red Harvesting Inc 9 $25,574 100.00%
Double J Harvesting Inc 9 $30,527 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Solutions Group Inc 29 $89,103 28.43%
Spry Info Solutions Inc 29 $103,651 28.43%
Southern Gunite Lp 29 $29,877 28.71%
Tifton Aluminum Extrusion 29 $20,717 28.71%
Cobb International Farmers Market 28 $17,020 28.00%
Keshav Consulting Solutionsllc 28 $85,467 28.28%
Blackrock Financial Management 28 $100,363 28.28%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc 27 $94,587 27.84%
Deloitte Tax Llp 27 $68,486 28.13%
Delta Information Systems Inc 27 $97,713 28.13%

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