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 %
Knowledge Resources Group Inc 376 $52,495 90.60%
Concept Software Services Inc 374 $67,376 91.00%
Softvision Llc 373 $74,958 92.79%
Objects On Net Inc 369 $72,336 92.71%
R2 Technologies Corporation 369 $86,189 92.95%
Google Llc 363 $93,595 91.90%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 360 $67,154 91.60%
Elevance Health Inc 356 $116,933 90.82%
Datum Software Inc 355 $71,693 92.21%
Nam Technologies Inc 353 $64,721 92.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Star Harvesting Llc 9 $32,605 100.00%
J And J Apiaries Farm Llc 9 $25,438 100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers 9 $28,780 100.00%
Albino Hernandez 8 $24,510 100.00%
Burch Farms Lp 8 $23,807 100.00%
E Vickers Land And Cattle Co Lllp 8 $28,600 100.00%
City Pinestraw Harvesting Llc 8 $29,078 100.00%
Southern Flavor Farms Lp 8 $27,791 100.00%
Orea And Sons Harvesting And Hauling Inc 8 $25,893 100.00%
Elias Flores 8 $19,352 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ecovue Solutions Llc 27 $98,265 28.72%
Material Handling Systems Inc 27 $106,597 28.72%
Westrock Services 26 $109,410 27.96%
Broadcom Corporation 25 $103,049 27.78%
Laconia Associates Inc 25 $64,681 27.78%
Bally Gaming Inc 25 $102,487 27.78%
Powermind Solutons Inc 25 $109,402 28.41%
Landis Gyr Technology Inc 25 $100,184 29.07%
Russell Landscape Llc 25 $25,886 29.76%
Edifecs Inc 25 $102,159 29.76%

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