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 %
Financial Quantitative Analysts 168 $75,761 90.81%
Chief Executives 157 $161,503 86.26%
Dentists, General 134 $122,083 77.91%
Industrial Production Managers 130 $89,022 81.76%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 129 $46,700 81.65%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 127 $56,046 80.89%
Materials Scientists 126 $64,931 81.29%
Instructional Coordinators 126 $44,278 81.29%
Training and Development Specialists 124 $50,638 82.12%
Interior Designers 123 $43,184 82.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $56,671 52.38%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 22 $38,712 52.38%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 21 $46,472 50.00%
Construction Laborers 21 $27,145 51.22%
Human Resources Specialists 20 $51,063 48.78%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 20 $54,158 48.78%
Childcare Workers 20 $19,849 50.00%
Environmental Engineers 20 $70,989 50.00%
Coaches and Scouts 20 $31,197 50.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 19 $27,640 48.72%
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 %
Colombia 151 $39,583 35.53%
Bangladesh 137 $38,022 34.16%
Cambodia 125 $21,330 37.43%
El Salvador 114 $28,388 37.75%
Nigeria 106 $49,191 42.06%
Jamaica 103 $49,399 47.69%
Philippines 98 $3,786,624 50.00%
Germany 87 $82,129 44.85%
United Kingdom 79 $88,414 46.75%
South Africa 60 $76,448 44.44%

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 %
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