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 %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 33.33%
Armenia 1 $111,530 50.00%
Algeria 1 $17,555 50.00%
Senegal 1 $127,379 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $64,022 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%
Mali 1 $38,520 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%

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)

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