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 %
Colombia 151 $39,583 35.53%
Bangladesh 137 $38,022 34.16%
Cambodia 125 $21,330 37.43%
El Salvador 114 $28,388 37.75%
Nigeria 106 $49,191 42.06%
Jamaica 103 $49,399 47.69%
Philippines 98 $3,786,624 50.00%
Germany 87 $82,129 44.85%
United Kingdom 79 $88,414 46.75%
South Africa 60 $76,448 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amdocs Inc 325 $91,944 93.39%
System Soft Technologies Llc 317 $75,367 91.88%
Rapidit Inc 316 $77,770 92.40%
Boss Technologies Inc 315 $66,462 92.92%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 314 $90,181 92.63%
Ecovue Solutions Llc 310 $85,870 92.26%
Deloitte Tax Llp 305 $62,729 91.59%
Tek Services Llc 303 $61,301 90.99%
Opensoft Inc 302 $53,830 92.92%
Docmation Llc 301 $72,978 92.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aa Huapilla Produce Llc 8 $24,604 100.00%
Junior Harvesting Llc 8 $25,659 100.00%
Bc Rentz Llc 8 $25,659 100.00%
Melon Life Inc 7 $27,697 100.00%
Elgidio Jacobo Gonzalez 7 $23,503 100.00%
Magnolia Packing Inc Ga 7 $39,342 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 7 $38,153 100.00%
Clw Harvesting Llc 7 $24,247 100.00%
Chill C Farms Llc 7 $28,282 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting 7 $28,029 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lx Hausys America Inc 23 $59,230 31.51%
Sita Inc 22 $90,146 30.56%
American Bankers Insurance Company Of Florida 22 $106,544 30.99%
Greensky Administrative Services Llc 22 $83,880 30.99%
Matrix Resources Inc 21 $106,571 29.58%
Wellstar Medical Group Llc 21 $200,439 30.00%
Intelligrated Software Llc 21 $100,663 30.00%
Veridic Solutions Llc 21 $101,953 30.88%
Lasership Inc 20 $27,754 30.30%
Turner Broadcasting System Inc 20 $90,485 30.30%

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