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%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $41,880 67.95%
Financial Analysts 53 $77,882 68.83%
Computer Programmers 52 $97,136 67.53%
Industrial Production Managers 52 $92,481 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 %
India 6,437 $224,889 47.15%
Vietnam 2,426 $23,044 52.22%
South Korea 923 $248,302 34.45%
China 660 $62,606 49.44%
Mexico 410 $51,815 44.96%
Brazil 309 $52,305 40.98%
Venezuela 260 $31,899 47.27%
Canada 219 $89,119 43.28%
Nepal 218 $38,105 48.44%
Pakistan 210 $55,288 47.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meridian Software Solutions Inc 76 $79,416 89.41%
Randstad Technologies Lp 76 $74,396 89.41%
Apptad Inc 76 $90,553 89.41%
Eficens Systems Inc 76 $95,353 89.41%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 75 $58,214 88.24%
Promatrix Corp 75 $67,693 88.24%
Orion Systems Integrators Inc 75 $64,225 88.24%
Cotiviti Inc 75 $105,636 88.24%
Westrock Services Inc 75 $94,252 88.24%
Georgia Pacific Consumer Products Lp 74 $85,014 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H And R Apiaries Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Pete Cruz Harvesting Llc 2 $30,867 100.00%
Greg Black 2 $22,896 100.00%
Aguilar Harvesting Llc 2 $22,027 100.00%
Yamilet De Jesus Lopez Ruiz 2 $30,534 100.00%
E Berry Harvest Company Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
S B Harvesting Llc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Juarez Harvesting Llc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Hillcrest Orchards Inc 2 $21,414 100.00%
Flat Rock Nursery 2 $26,686 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manhattan Fashion Inc 4 $26,541 23.53%
Ds Waters Of America Inc 4 $112,861 23.53%
Cellnet Technology Inc 4 $95,342 23.53%
Booz Company Na Inc 4 $100,480 23.53%
Global Pharmacy 4 $81,936 23.53%
West Physics Consulting 4 $77,751 23.53%
New Birth Christian Academy 4 $51,905 23.53%
Nagra Usa Inc 4 $117,505 23.53%
Vsys Inc 4 $75,993 25.00%
Hiteco Usa Inc 4 $50,487 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Lawyers 352 $70,618 84.41%
Satellite Telecommunications 338 $114,912 86.89%
Scheduled Air Transportation 327 $100,645 91.85%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 311 $83,933 89.11%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 308 $92,644 89.02%
Other Management Consulting Services 306 $81,379 91.89%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 299 $79,958 94.62%
Sales Financing 286 $90,745 91.08%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 280 $101,786 89.46%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 273 $88,500 89.22%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 8 $27,045 100.00%
Cotton Farming 8 $24,310 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 7 $25,807 100.00%
Landscaping Services 7 $23,373 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $23,917 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $25,425 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%

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