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 %
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 %
Morehouse School Of Medicine 101 $64,813 90.18%
Infosys Bpo Limited 101 $65,042 90.18%
Ntt Data Services Llc 100 $106,434 89.29%
Hitech Info Group Llc 100 $86,484 89.29%
Katalyst Technologies Inc 100 $67,483 90.09%
Sun Cloud Llc 100 $88,831 90.91%
Slalom Llc 99 $98,000 90.00%
Indu Llc 99 $76,938 90.83%
Blue Fusion Enterprise Technologies Inc 99 $77,401 90.83%
Hisense Usa Corporation 99 $57,510 90.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Gin Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
D Canela Resources Llc 3 $22,990 100.00%
4 G Farms Inc 3 $26,104 100.00%
Pond O Gold Farms 3 $26,679 100.00%
Premier Packing Llc 3 $28,669 100.00%
J4 Blueberry Farms Llc 3 $26,104 100.00%
Reynaldo Gonzalez 3 $21,209 100.00%
Daniel Castro 3 $24,565 100.00%
Francisco Gutierrez 3 $21,708 100.00%
Glenn Heard Farms Inc 3 $34,036 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa 6 $74,547 26.09%
Dimension Data North America 6 $81,567 26.09%
Newell Brands Inc 6 $123,105 26.09%
Merchant E Solutions Inc 6 $107,918 26.09%
Citibank Na 6 $84,854 26.09%
Bgi Group Inc 6 $74,443 26.09%
Fineos Corporation 6 $102,475 26.09%
Miller Decals Llc 6 $58,413 26.09%
Logic Loops Llc 6 $92,207 26.09%
Techlong International Inc 6 $60,715 26.09%

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