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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 370 $44,090 79.23%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 361 $49,627 78.99%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 358 $87,351 81.36%
General and Operations Managers 351 $84,987 81.25%
Computer Network Architects 346 $100,411 82.97%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 335 $57,562 82.92%
Human Resources Specialists 331 $51,337 83.38%
Chemists 325 $57,277 86.90%
Financial Managers 317 $108,728 86.14%
Data Warehousing Specialists 301 $84,191 82.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logisticians 57 $1,835,304 65.52%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 54 $169,846 63.53%
Financial Analysts 53 $77,882 67.95%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $41,880 68.83%
Industrial Production Managers 52 $92,481 67.53%
Computer Programmers 52 $97,136 67.53%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 47 $40,546 62.67%
Sales Managers 44 $106,710 58.67%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 43 $22,714 59.72%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $45,277 58.33%
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 %
Rwanda 1 $82,098 100.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $25,709 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $60,670 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $22,152 100.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $36,192 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gallega Software Solutions Inc 127 $60,767 90.71%
Cyma Systems Inc 127 $82,260 91.37%
Aci Worldwide Corp 127 $102,172 92.03%
Jkv International Llc 124 $88,058 90.51%
Agco Corporation 122 $98,596 89.05%
Headstrong Services Llc 121 $89,970 88.32%
Dsys Inc 121 $68,046 88.97%
Pace Solutions Inc 121 $59,568 88.97%
Perficient Inc 121 $91,259 89.63%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 120 $105,611 89.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yll Harvesting Llc 4 $29,484 100.00%
Sunshine Planting Llc 4 $30,009 100.00%
Caloosa Harvestingllc 4 $27,643 100.00%
Maria Martinez 4 $20,800 100.00%
Noel Quintino Encina 4 $24,554 100.00%
Jam Spread Farming Company Llc 4 $27,212 100.00%
Red Rock Farms 4 $26,270 100.00%
Deal Farms Inc 4 $25,667 100.00%
Georgia Ag Works Llc 4 $27,118 100.00%
Castanon Harvesting Llc 4 $21,720 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contelsys International Services 7 $72,964 24.14%
Corillian Corporation 7 $89,672 24.14%
Towers Watson Pennsylvania Inc 7 $84,712 24.14%
Kmt Wireless Llc 7 $55,658 24.14%
Caterpillar Inc 7 $90,933 24.14%
Jda Software Inc 7 $101,682 24.14%
Lara Tekies Inc 7 $96,494 24.14%
Sbli Corporation 7 $64,798 24.14%
Jd Consulting Inc 7 $85,274 24.14%
Marks Studios Llc 7 $80,576 25.00%

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