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 %
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 %
Daniel J Edelman Inc 5 $61,381 83.33%
Horizon Tire Inc 5 $55,120 83.33%
Skansoft Inc 5 $53,142 83.33%
The Slam Collaborative Inc 5 $50,348 83.33%
Agnes Scott College Inc 5 $50,726 83.33%
Tej Solutions Inc 5 $48,219 83.33%
United Parcel Service Inc 5 $74,922 83.33%
Spoon Eastside Llc 5 $67,113 83.33%
Ace Communications Corp 5 $58,086 83.33%
Swift Technologies Inc 5 $62,208 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 96 $27,247 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 89 $27,684 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 89 $25,159 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 47 $22,328 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 46 $25,644 100.00%
Potato Farming 43 $27,094 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 37 $26,926 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 30 $24,772 100.00%

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