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 %
Sysfore Technologies Inc 86 $64,327 90.53%
Polaris Associates Inc 85 $66,059 89.47%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Regents University 85 $43,719 90.43%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 85 $92,467 90.43%
Sunsoft Solutions Inc 84 $62,956 89.36%
Equi Tek Llc 84 $84,639 89.36%
Beyond Management Inc 84 $45,561 89.36%
American Cybersystems Inc 83 $78,972 88.30%
Cloud Soft Inc 83 $79,381 89.25%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 83 $75,210 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hudson Black Creek Farm 3 $27,969 100.00%
Riley Davis Farms Partnership 3 $26,610 100.00%
Ismael Torres Garcia 3 $22,681 100.00%
Martinez Sons Trucking Llc 3 $26,679 100.00%
Minerva Plantation 3 $28,898 100.00%
King Fresh Tomato Inc 3 $20,804 100.00%
Springhead Properties Llc 3 $28,669 100.00%
Stans Pure Honey Llc 3 $23,553 100.00%
E Esteban Harvesting Llc 3 $24,551 100.00%
Alvarez And Sons Llc 3 $20,147 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hwa Sung Georgia Llc 5 $46,546 26.32%
Sweet Hut Pleasant Hill Inc 5 $40,456 26.32%
Synopsys Inc 5 $90,792 26.32%
Feedzai 5 $89,294 26.32%
Talend Inc 5 $85,159 26.32%
Aprio Llp 5 $83,262 26.32%
Fine Fabricsga Inc 5 $24,157 26.32%
First Advantage Background Services Corp 5 $131,539 26.32%
Niit Usa Inc 5 $92,581 26.32%
Qverge Llc 5 $116,559 26.32%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $26,139 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 14 $27,930 100.00%
Peanut Farming 13 $27,067 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 11 $26,100 100.00%
Other Animal Production 10 $25,900 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 10 $26,031 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 8 $21,485 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 8 $28,038 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $22,103 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 213 $80,099 100.00%
Electroplating Plating Polishing Anodizing And Coloring 211 $20,758 100.00%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 207 $34,426 100.00%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 199 $98,637 100.00%
Educational Support Services 177 $50,200 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 176 $24,592 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 174 $4,679,395 100.00%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 166 $97,833 100.00%
Religious Organizations 165 $37,876 100.00%
Employment Placement Agencies 154 $20,953 100.00%

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