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 %
Shakti Group Inc 68 $92,032 87.18%
Cloudfen Llc 68 $86,406 88.31%
Coforge Limited 68 $91,404 88.31%
Ice Mortgage Technology Inc 68 $118,430 88.31%
Itcaps Llc 68 $87,987 89.47%
Precision Technologies Corp 68 $83,257 89.47%
Columbus State University 68 $46,052 89.47%
Tek Leaders Inc 68 $79,004 89.47%
Varian Medical Systems Inc 68 $97,969 89.47%
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products Llc 67 $89,837 88.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eduardo Rodriguez Harvest Llc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Catarina Garcia 2 $20,342 100.00%
Mario Perez 2 $30,534 100.00%
The Pine Straw Man Llc 2 $24,461 100.00%
Gary Heard Farms A Georgia General Partnership 2 $30,534 100.00%
Rafael Perez Quintino 2 $27,737 100.00%
Daniel Farms 2 $27,737 100.00%
Anna Perez Quintino 2 $21,173 100.00%
Southern Georgia Harvesting Llc 2 $22,433 100.00%
Rafael Galvan 2 $29,484 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Concur Technologies Inc 4 $79,810 26.67%
Rmsys Co Ltd 4 $77,751 26.67%
Bridge2 Solutions Inc 4 $116,834 26.67%
Alcon Research Ltd 4 $94,541 26.67%
American Energy Companies Llc 4 $40,856 26.67%
Professional Accounting Tax Services Pc 4 $55,583 26.67%
Hearst Business Media Corporation 4 $76,175 26.67%
Viavi Solutions Inc 4 $91,328 26.67%
Snf Holding Company 4 $113,943 26.67%
Huang Law Offices Llc 4 $52,042 26.67%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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