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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Uruguay 3 $55,432 42.86%
Lithuania 3 $85,990 42.86%
Albania 3 $18,200 42.86%
Haiti 3 $76,170 42.86%
Grenada 3 $59,100 42.86%
Georgia 3 $79,955 50.00%
Barbados 2 $116,356 33.33%
St Vincent 2 $113,225 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $77,501 40.00%
Tanzania 2 $44,523 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,173 $73,598 99.34%
Infosys Limited 7,974 $71,277 99.59%
Capgemini America Inc 6,237 $85,120 95.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,587 $88,892 98.58%
Ernst Young Us Llp 4,091 $84,513 98.55%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,996 $81,988 98.59%
Accenture Llp 3,424 $84,021 98.36%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 69.38%
Emory University 2,225 $57,218 86.61%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 84.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bland Farms Production And Packing Llc 60 $26,569 100.00%
Ornelas Harvesting Inc 55 $23,781 100.00%
Hamilton Growers Inc 43 $25,344 100.00%
Lg Herndon Jr Farms Inc 38 $24,339 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 36 $24,885 100.00%
Pure Beauty Farms Inc 32 $27,160 100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc 30 $25,398 100.00%
Tycor Farms Llc 28 $23,572 100.00%
Mclain Farms Inc 24 $23,373 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ga 23 $28,474 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 883 $21,400 42.17%
Harrison Poultry 697 $17,663 56.71%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 324 $108,612 36.69%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 34.71%
Smartsoft International Inc 242 $93,942 34.72%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.76%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 145 $98,262 32.08%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 37.40%
Legendary Meats Llc 144 $24,049 37.99%

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