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 %
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 %
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 26 $43,447 54.17%
Materials Engineers 26 $70,994 54.17%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $55,308 55.32%
Cost Estimators 25 $54,732 53.19%
Instructional Coordinators 25 $47,898 53.19%
Construction Managers 24 $87,182 53.33%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 24 $48,437 55.81%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 23 $30,398 53.49%
Graphic Designers 23 $41,242 53.49%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 23 $54,614 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 %
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 %
Tekorg Inc 131 $73,223 89.73%
Infor Us Inc 130 $80,326 89.66%
Diaspark Inc 130 $57,792 90.28%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 130 $93,490 90.91%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 129 $53,611 90.21%
At Kearney Inc 129 $97,389 90.21%
Elavon Inc 129 $96,322 90.85%
Transunion Llc 128 $93,555 90.78%
Coca Cola Refreshments Usa Inc 128 $95,496 91.43%
Randstad Technologies Llc 127 $90,570 90.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hosmar Aricel Lopez Ruiz 4 $27,643 100.00%
Mem Nurseries Llc 4 $20,385 100.00%
Southern Roots Harvesting Llc 4 $28,610 100.00%
4 Miller Farms 4 $29,484 100.00%
Pequeno Harvesting Llc 4 $30,534 100.00%
Ruiz Harvesting Inc 4 $25,218 100.00%
Brannen Ag Services Llc 4 $27,591 100.00%
Anthony Brown Farm 4 $27,586 100.00%
Davis Floral Company Inc 4 $27,118 100.00%
S S Farms 4 $25,626 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Medical Group Llc 8 $91,999 25.81%
Aristocrat Technologies Inc 8 $103,113 25.81%
S9 Technologies Inc 8 $95,659 26.67%
Brill Inc 8 $122,801 26.67%
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc 8 $91,333 26.67%
Hiscox Inc 8 $118,604 26.67%
Hd Supply 8 $113,685 26.67%
Turner Broadcasting System Latin America Inc 7 $81,729 23.33%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 7 $122,284 23.33%
Habif Arogeti Wynne Llp 7 $67,942 23.33%

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