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 %
Rwanda 1 $82,098 100.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $25,709 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $60,670 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $22,152 100.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $36,192 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Knowledge Resources Group Inc 376 $52,495 90.60%
Concept Software Services Inc 374 $67,376 91.00%
Softvision Llc 373 $74,958 92.79%
Objects On Net Inc 369 $72,336 92.71%
R2 Technologies Corporation 369 $86,189 92.95%
Google Llc 363 $93,595 91.90%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 360 $67,154 91.60%
Elevance Health Inc 356 $116,933 90.82%
Datum Software Inc 355 $71,693 92.21%
Nam Technologies Inc 353 $64,721 92.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Star Harvesting Llc 9 $32,605 100.00%
J And J Apiaries Farm Llc 9 $25,438 100.00%
Pacific Tomato Growers 9 $28,780 100.00%
Albino Hernandez 8 $24,510 100.00%
Burch Farms Lp 8 $23,807 100.00%
E Vickers Land And Cattle Co Lllp 8 $28,600 100.00%
City Pinestraw Harvesting Llc 8 $29,078 100.00%
Southern Flavor Farms Lp 8 $27,791 100.00%
Orea And Sons Harvesting And Hauling Inc 8 $25,893 100.00%
Elias Flores 8 $19,352 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ecovue Solutions Llc 27 $98,265 28.72%
Material Handling Systems Inc 27 $106,597 28.72%
Westrock Services 26 $109,410 27.96%
Broadcom Corporation 25 $103,049 27.78%
Laconia Associates Inc 25 $64,681 27.78%
Bally Gaming Inc 25 $102,487 27.78%
Powermind Solutons Inc 25 $109,402 28.41%
Landis Gyr Technology Inc 25 $100,184 29.07%
Russell Landscape Llc 25 $25,886 29.76%
Edifecs Inc 25 $102,159 29.76%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Linen Supply 5 $116,576 83.33%
Paperboard Mills 5 $72,413 83.33%
Rail Transportation 5 $121,177 83.33%
Community Food Services 5 $55,532 83.33%
Natural Gas Distribution 5 $111,850 83.33%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing 5 $108,875 83.33%
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 5 $46,742 83.33%
Gift Novelty And Souvenir Retailers 5 $116,318 83.33%
Administration Of Environmental Quality Programs 5 $44,807 83.33%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 5 $100,809 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 1 $50,003 50.00%
Fire Protection 1 $23,941 50.00%

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