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 %
Turkey 59 $64,100 46.46%
Kenya 57 $30,610 50.44%
Ghana 56 $36,296 51.85%
Taiwan 52 $59,238 57.14%
Mongolia 49 $22,544 54.44%
Iran 45 $61,895 51.14%
France 39 $84,576 45.88%
Israel 38 $86,133 45.24%
Thailand 37 $32,729 47.44%
Russia 37 $68,833 48.05%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Panasonic Corporation Of North America 230 $99,860 92.37%
Vigna Inc 229 $56,560 91.97%
Ltimindtree Limited 228 $87,718 92.31%
Cira Infotech Inc 227 $71,111 92.65%
Ntt Data Inc 224 $88,555 91.80%
Ocher Technology Group 224 $77,734 92.56%
Cisco Systems Inc 222 $97,621 92.12%
Sab Information Systems Inc 221 $55,856 92.08%
Iquadra Information Services Llc 220 $73,285 91.67%
Idril Services Corporation 219 $59,076 92.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Belle Farm Inc 6 $24,766 100.00%
S P Harvester Corp 6 $29,834 100.00%
Everglades Planting Llc 6 $24,898 100.00%
Doerun Gin Company Inc 6 $25,997 100.00%
Joel Salgado 6 $20,013 100.00%
Atlanta Growers And Garden Centers 6 $26,510 100.00%
M Perez Harvesting Llc 6 $23,902 100.00%
Tm Harvesting Inc 6 $26,058 100.00%
Tt Farms 6 $24,828 100.00%
New England Apiaries Llc 6 $27,227 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keysight Technologies Inc 16 $93,190 29.09%
Atronix Acquistion Corp 16 $101,191 29.63%
Ibs Software Americas Inc 16 $92,134 30.19%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq 16 $18,723 30.19%
Infor Global Solutions Inc 15 $83,753 28.30%
Aptean Inc 15 $105,922 28.30%
Andritz Inc 15 $91,608 28.85%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc 15 $103,800 29.41%
Peter K Lee Md Pc 15 $36,117 29.41%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 15 $113,633 30.00%

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