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 %
Petadigit Llc 218 $86,635 91.98%
Quinnox Inc 216 $68,699 91.91%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 216 $68,079 92.31%
Futuretech Consultants Llc 215 $56,553 91.88%
Georgia Pacific Llc 212 $91,132 90.99%
Anid Infosoft Llc 212 $66,863 92.17%
Atos Syntel Inc 207 $79,682 91.19%
Vcit Solutions Inc 202 $77,397 89.38%
Uktha Global Inc 202 $73,048 90.18%
Us Bank National Association 202 $114,474 90.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mk Harvesting Inc 6 $23,052 100.00%
Miles Berry Farm 6 $27,969 100.00%
Three G Trucking Inc 6 $30,669 100.00%
Gregorio Tlacuatl Flc 6 $18,561 100.00%
Thompson Family Farms 6 $26,877 100.00%
Alvaro Carreon Jr 6 $22,132 100.00%
Juanita Estrada 6 $25,650 100.00%
Alberto Sons Llc 6 $22,488 100.00%
Agg Paradox Llc 6 $26,198 100.00%
Hart Griffis Enterprises 6 $27,387 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sun Cloud Llc 15 $98,884 30.00%
Jj Techsystems Inc 15 $107,183 30.00%
Data Inc 15 $119,076 30.61%
Donalsonville Hospital Inc 14 $39,865 28.57%
Populus Group Llc 14 $57,594,477 28.57%
Knapp Logistics Automation 14 $67,732 29.17%
Samuraiinfotech 14 $87,940 29.17%
First Data Merchant Services Llc 14 $97,257 29.17%
Rubicon Global Holdings Llc 14 $74,883 29.17%
Cloud Soft Inc 14 $89,946 29.17%

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