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 %
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 %
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