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 %
Ethiopia 7 $99,924 50.00%
Hungary 6 $73,989 46.15%
Portugal 6 $74,686 50.00%
Belarus 6 $73,296 54.55%
Gambia 6 $45,375 60.00%
Zambia 5 $39,699 50.00%
Bolivia 5 $52,085 50.00%
Libya 5 $90,296 55.56%
Czech Republic 5 $86,565 55.56%
Syria 5 $71,380 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Softech International Resources Inc 300 $68,932 94.04%
Everest Computers Inc 295 $68,483 93.65%
Syntel Consulting Inc 288 $60,703 91.72%
Ursi Technologies Inc 286 $80,291 92.86%
Infosmart Technologies Inc 285 $66,188 92.83%
Corpteq Solutions Inc 284 $64,606 93.11%
Northstar Technologies Inc 278 $62,417 92.36%
Imperio Inc 275 $75,370 91.36%
Nutech Systems Inc 271 $70,226 90.33%
Kennesaw State University 265 $50,957 88.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
F Madrid Harvesting Inc 7 $25,994 100.00%
Trejo Bros Produce Llc 7 $24,223 100.00%
Alberto And Sons Llc 7 $26,440 100.00%
Brett Family Farms Llc 7 $26,324 100.00%
Bay M Carter Farms 7 $28,336 100.00%
Jesus Alvarez 7 $23,967 100.00%
Cedar Crossing Farms Inc 7 $29,435 100.00%
Serafico Jaimes 7 $20,584 100.00%
Moons Tree Farm Inc 7 $25,536 100.00%
Emilia Alvarez 7 $19,490 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First Data Technologies Inc 20 $100,333 30.30%
Corporate Employment Resources Inc 20 $91,460 30.30%
Magnum Opus It Inc 20 $102,501 30.77%
Red Clay Consulting 20 $77,407 30.77%
Synchrony Bank 20 $105,105 31.25%
Acadia Technologies Inc 20 $95,210 32.26%
Cooper Lighting Llc 20 $118,497 32.26%
La Cosecha Iv Llc 20 $21,145 32.26%
Rwaltz Software Services Group Inc 19 $88,275 31.15%
Xl Softek Inc 19 $104,754 31.15%

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