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 %
Ust Global Inc 1,126 $73,878 85.95%
Pyramid Consulting Inc 1,126 $81,452 94.38%
Georgia Institute Of Technology 1,124 $52,692 96.65%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 1,012 $101,024 89.64%
Savannah Chatham County Public School System 933 $54,216 91.47%
Adp Technology Services Inc 901 $103,926 96.47%
Anthem Inc 858 $99,520 92.66%
Home Depot Product Authority Llc 834 $95,349 91.45%
Niit Technologies Limited 813 $66,181 92.49%
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 795 $91,681 91.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Osage Farms Inc 16 $25,908 100.00%
Dlr Fruit Vegetable Inc 15 $26,030 100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd 15 $26,094 100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatl 15 $24,422 100.00%
King Fresh Tomatoes Inc 15 $23,789 100.00%
The Wilbanks Apiaries Inc 15 $23,116 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Ga 15 $32,323 100.00%
Them Boyz Harvesting Llc 15 $26,283 100.00%
Patrick Family Farms Llc 15 $25,979 100.00%
G R Farms 15 $23,937 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lanier Cold Storage Llc 90 $20,946 36.00%
It Division Inc 86 $94,952 35.10%
Delta Air Lines Inc 75 $155,520 30.99%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 72 $113,547 32.00%
Kpmg Llp 71 $86,196 32.13%
Home Depot Management Company Llc 66 $110,229 30.84%
Vigna Inc 62 $85,102 29.52%
Cognier Inc 62 $83,706 31.00%
University Of North Georgia 61 $44,358 31.12%
Amazon Web Services Inc 61 $114,477 32.11%

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