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 %
Namibia 1 $50,060 50.00%
Dominica 1 $38,875 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $25,709 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $60,670 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $22,152 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $36,192 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 100.00%
Fiji 1 $90,771 100.00%
Mozambique 1 $41,496 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 2,033 $74,909 92.03%
Capgemini Us Llc 2,029 $85,926 93.50%
Microsoft Corporation 1,980 $92,026 98.41%
Ibm Corporation 1,682 $86,158 84.95%
Hcl America Inc 1,599 $82,137 88.25%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,578 $72,088 96.99%
Wipro Limited 1,364 $72,846 90.69%
Manhattan Associates Inc 1,361 $94,118 92.52%
Smartsoft International Inc 1,303 $64,042 90.49%
Equifax Inc 1,221 $109,493 88.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jaemor Farm Market Inc 23 $24,865 100.00%
L M Farms Of Georgia Llc 23 $25,539 100.00%
Terry Joe Baker Farms Llc 22 $26,954 100.00%
Luis Martinez 21 $21,337 100.00%
Dickey Farms Inc 20 $23,384 100.00%
Burts Farm Llc 20 $23,642 100.00%
Pearson Farm 19 $27,668 100.00%
Mason Pecans 19 $23,507 100.00%
H W Farms Llc 18 $30,817 100.00%
Mccorkle Nurseries Inc 17 $24,141 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Georgia State University 143 $44,071 38.24%
Everest Computers Inc 141 $108,569 43.52%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc 123 $18,215 37.96%
Byteware Inc 118 $80,720 37.58%
Truist Bank 108 $88,447 35.53%
Symbioun Technologies Inc 105 $81,377 34.65%
Georgia Plating Inc 99 $20,574 33.90%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc 96 $92,328 35.82%
Total System Services Llc 93 $104,356 35.50%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 90 $108,976 35.86%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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