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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 %
Cost Estimators 203 $56,576 84.58%
Microbiologists 202 $49,152 84.17%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 198 $44,861 84.62%
Biological Scientists, All Other 190 $52,748 82.25%
Financial Specialists, All Other 184 $59,708 84.79%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 180 $46,431 84.51%
Materials Engineers 175 $70,171 85.37%
Computer User Support Specialists 174 $44,289 86.57%
Epidemiologists 172 $61,234 85.57%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 169 $45,130 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $55,308 54.17%
Materials Engineers 26 $70,994 54.17%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 26 $43,447 55.32%
Cost Estimators 25 $54,732 53.19%
Instructional Coordinators 25 $47,898 53.19%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 24 $48,437 53.33%
Construction Managers 24 $87,182 55.81%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 23 $54,614 53.49%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 23 $30,398 53.49%
Graphic Designers 23 $41,242 54.76%
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 %
Argentina 22 $98,500 51.16%
Indonesia 19 $61,700 47.50%
Ukraine 19 $65,597 51.35%
Romania 17 $60,249 45.95%
Trinidad And Tobago 16 $63,463 45.71%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 45.45%
Cameroon 15 $40,556 53.57%
Costa Rica 14 $77,413 50.00%
Egypt 14 $84,214 51.85%
Lebanon 13 $78,757 48.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc 91 $89,327 91.00%
Valuemomentum Inc 91 $88,115 91.00%
Idb Admins Inc 90 $62,037 90.00%
Blue Cube Corporation 90 $63,989 90.00%
Agilysys Nv Llc 90 $100,661 90.00%
Greensky Administrative Services Llc 90 $93,553 90.91%
Actimize Inc 90 $90,347 90.91%
Pollux Consultancy Services Llc 89 $63,639 89.90%
Southeastern Data Cooperative Inc 89 $76,933 89.90%
Populus Group Llc 89 $97,593 89.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jimenez Pinestraw Llc 3 $29,834 100.00%
Mercier Orchards Inc 3 $27,976 100.00%
Dixie Harvesting Inc 3 $22,318 100.00%
Eddie Miller Farms Inc 3 $24,690 100.00%
Garcia And Sons Harvesting Inc 3 $21,057 100.00%
Gomello Llc 3 $26,867 100.00%
Drew Apiaries 3 $27,844 100.00%
Josh Grantham Farms 3 $27,969 100.00%
Rolanda Martinez 3 $24,690 100.00%
Dlr Fruit Vegetable 3 $20,812 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arris Technology Inc 5 $98,118 25.00%
Innoppl Inc 5 $84,656 25.00%
Hi Rez Studios Inc 5 $54,621 25.00%
Tekstream Solutions 5 $101,799 25.00%
Expedite Technology Solutions Llc 5 $102,477 25.00%
Kabbage Inc 5 $101,213 25.00%
Equifax Information Technology Llc 5 $96,982 25.00%
Lefko Development Inc 5 $44,412 25.00%
Netspend 5 $111,734 25.00%
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa Llc 5 $108,713 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