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%
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 %
Uruguay 3 $55,432 42.86%
Lithuania 3 $85,990 42.86%
Albania 3 $18,200 42.86%
Haiti 3 $76,170 42.86%
Grenada 3 $59,100 42.86%
Georgia 3 $79,955 50.00%
Barbados 2 $116,356 33.33%
St Vincent 2 $113,225 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $77,501 40.00%
Tanzania 2 $44,523 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lafarge North America Inc 6 $92,574 100.00%
Simmons Bedding Company 6 $99,438 100.00%
Oremda Infotech Inc 6 $87,700 100.00%
Pond Company Inc 6 $86,126 100.00%
Softstandard Solutions Llc 6 $95,028 100.00%
Cis Technologies Inc 6 $91,378 100.00%
Ricefw Technologies Inc 6 $100,558 100.00%
Ib Systems Inc 6 $92,113 100.00%
Trend Technologies Inc 6 $90,040 100.00%
Verisight Inc 6 $89,697 100.00%

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