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 %
Gallega Software Solutions Inc 127 $60,767 90.71%
Cyma Systems Inc 127 $82,260 91.37%
Aci Worldwide Corp 127 $102,172 92.03%
Jkv International Llc 124 $88,058 90.51%
Agco Corporation 122 $98,596 89.05%
Headstrong Services Llc 121 $89,970 88.32%
Dsys Inc 121 $68,046 88.97%
Pace Solutions Inc 121 $59,568 88.97%
Perficient Inc 121 $91,259 89.63%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 120 $105,611 89.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yll Harvesting Llc 4 $29,484 100.00%
Sunshine Planting Llc 4 $30,009 100.00%
Caloosa Harvestingllc 4 $27,643 100.00%
Maria Martinez 4 $20,800 100.00%
Noel Quintino Encina 4 $24,554 100.00%
Jam Spread Farming Company Llc 4 $27,212 100.00%
Red Rock Farms 4 $26,270 100.00%
Deal Farms Inc 4 $25,667 100.00%
Georgia Ag Works Llc 4 $27,118 100.00%
Castanon Harvesting Llc 4 $21,720 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contelsys International Services 7 $72,964 24.14%
Corillian Corporation 7 $89,672 24.14%
Towers Watson Pennsylvania Inc 7 $84,712 24.14%
Kmt Wireless Llc 7 $55,658 24.14%
Caterpillar Inc 7 $90,933 24.14%
Jda Software Inc 7 $101,682 24.14%
Lara Tekies Inc 7 $96,494 24.14%
Sbli Corporation 7 $64,798 24.14%
Jd Consulting Inc 7 $85,274 24.14%
Marks Studios Llc 7 $80,576 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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