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 %
Angola 2 $72,728 40.00%
Slovakia 2 $73,845 40.00%
Palestine 2 $85,393 40.00%
Mauritius 2 $59,216 40.00%
Paraguay 2 $29,900 40.00%
Moldova 2 $59,041 50.00%
Switzerland 2 $155,990 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $161,814 50.00%
Tajikistan 2 $20,863 50.00%
Kosovo 2 $45,895 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Savannah College Of Art And Design Inc 351 $58,458 94.61%
Oracle America Inc 350 $105,403 94.85%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 348 $89,364 94.31%
Bor Usga Obo Augusta University 344 $52,549 93.48%
Orpine Inc 342 $64,903 93.19%
Prokarma Inc 338 $92,851 92.10%
Agility Technologies Llc 336 $54,312 92.31%
T Mobile Usa Inc 327 $106,579 90.33%
Essential Technologies Inc 327 $60,273 90.83%
Open Systems Inc 325 $72,964 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chappell Mill Trees Llc 8 $25,191 100.00%
Georgia Select Fishfarm Llc 8 $25,529 100.00%
Shamrock Ranch Llc 8 $25,620 100.00%
Benito Martinez Jr 8 $25,705 100.00%
Hillside Orchard Farms Inc 8 $26,822 100.00%
R R Harvesting Inc 8 $25,661 100.00%
Barwick Packing Llc 8 $23,920 100.00%
Oso Sweet Farms Llc 8 $26,553 100.00%
Jason G Herndon Farms 8 $21,692 100.00%
S Sanchez Harvesting Inc 8 $28,313 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bank Of America 24 $70,938 30.38%
Zieta Technologies Llc 24 $82,367 30.77%
Tekniti Llc 24 $85,682 31.17%
Softpros Inc 23 $75,171 30.26%
Actimize Inc 23 $89,177 30.67%
Smart Erp Solutions Inc 23 $109,512 30.67%
Infotech Prism Llc Dba Cirruslabs 23 $112,565 30.67%
Gp Mfg Inc 23 $18,221 30.67%
Sermavica Llc 23 $20,530 31.51%
Amazoncom Services Llc 23 $111,964 31.51%

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