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 %
Software Developers, Applications 46,363 $84,322 91.59%
Computer Systems Analysts 34,353 $67,701 93.36%
Computer Programmers 20,163 $64,210 89.04%
Computer Occupations, All Other 12,702 $76,001 93.64%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,195 $89,646 90.80%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,879 $129,751 94.59%
Management Analysts 3,793 $79,282 93.19%
Database Administrators 3,330 $75,211 90.83%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,109 $69,554 90.61%
Operations Research Analysts 3,045 $65,644 94.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,116 $286,984 112.74%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 3,102 $21,144 156.90%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,189 $88,014 96.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 710 $99,373 74.19%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 482 $117,927 60.48%
Software Developers, Systems Software 430 $647,134 57.95%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 359 $19,654 50.56%
Cooks, Restaurant 268 $21,955 43.44%
Accountants and Auditors 257 $70,799 56.86%
Helpers--Production Workers 246 $20,272 55.28%
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 %
Cognier Inc 141 $88,180 88.13%
Idhasoft Inc 141 $58,719 88.68%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 140 $73,863 88.05%
Mind Craft Technologies Inc 138 $53,151 86.79%
Ariba Inc 137 $93,085 86.71%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc 137 $85,871 87.82%
Verizon Telematics Inc 137 $92,466 88.39%
Verint Systems Inc 136 $94,000 88.89%
Jireh Solutions Llc 136 $68,525 89.47%
Ericsson Inc 135 $85,596 88.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clay Strange 4 $27,066 100.00%
Diamond Partners 4 $27,212 100.00%
Erika Guerrero 4 $27,591 100.00%
G R Turner Farms Llc 4 $26,926 100.00%
3 Garcias Llc 4 $27,118 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc Ga 4 $30,534 100.00%
Jerry E Jones Iii Farms 4 $25,574 100.00%
Sayer Farms Inc 4 $33,899 100.00%
Mejia Produce Llc 4 $19,833 100.00%
Hanna Farming Partnership 4 $25,574 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diamonds And Diamonds Inc 9 $40,216 27.27%
Optimal Technologies Inc 9 $103,036 27.27%
Primerica 9 $115,967 27.27%
Atns Usa Inc 9 $71,550 28.13%
Carman Solutions Group Inc 9 $98,447 28.13%
Relevantz Technology Services Inc 9 $126,760 28.13%
Com Ga Houston Duluth Llc 9 $20,488 28.13%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc And It Subsidiaries And Affiliates 8 $77,314 25.00%
Business Computer Applications Inc 8 $67,881 25.00%
Barrington Dairies 8 $33,810 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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