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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
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 %
Valuelabs Inc 115 $69,950 91.27%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 114 $82,726 91.20%
American Megatrends Inc 114 $75,992 91.20%
Radiant Technologies Inc 114 $58,938 91.20%
Tubman Technologies Inc 114 $90,057 91.94%
Macys Systems And Technology 113 $96,074 91.13%
Verizon Data Services Llc 113 $115,038 91.13%
Technosoft Corporation 111 $77,362 89.52%
Objectfrontier Inc 111 $79,049 90.24%
Epi Use America Inc 110 $94,332 89.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Three Bees Farms Inc 3 $26,104 100.00%
Lvj Pimentel Resources Llc 3 $28,475 100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatl Farm Labor Contractor 3 $17,673 100.00%
Speedling Incorporated Ga 3 $28,031 100.00%
Dd Ag Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Luisa Dominguez 3 $21,221 100.00%
Vision Landscaping Associates Inc 3 $23,428 100.00%
Rodrigo Gutierrez Tapia 3 $18,776 100.00%
Copper Station Farms 3 $20,225 100.00%
Kb Partnership 3 $27,969 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uzun Case Llc 7 $78,157 25.93%
Sis Llc 7 $124,232 25.93%
Rule Joy Trammell Rubio Llc 7 $53,355 25.93%
Cox Communications 7 $114,136 25.93%
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Usa Inc 7 $80,781 25.93%
Advance Solutions Corporation 7 $100,209 25.93%
Sandvik Mining And Construction Usa Llc 7 $92,257 26.92%
Stanley Black Decker Inc 7 $128,318 26.92%
Becton Dickinson And Company 7 $101,870 26.92%
Hisense Usa Corporation 7 $54,826 28.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 30 $27,102 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 28 $24,080 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 28 $27,998 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $27,174 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 22 $25,490 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 22 $26,025 100.00%
Floriculture Production 19 $26,089 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 18 $28,581 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 16 $23,924 100.00%

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