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 %
Credigy Solutions Inc 74 $81,373 88.10%
Vensai Technologies Inc 74 $71,856 88.10%
University Of West Georgia 73 $45,506 86.90%
Paramount Software Solutions Inc 73 $83,280 87.95%
Wellstar Medical Group Llc 73 $216,195 87.95%
Au Medical Associates Inc 73 $198,944 87.95%
Nextgen Consulting Inc 72 $73,753 86.75%
Astir It Solutions Inc 72 $67,989 86.75%
Only It Consulting Llc 72 $61,842 86.75%
Logic Loops Llc 72 $83,206 86.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delia Rojas 2 $20,342 100.00%
Strickland Iii Farms Gp 2 $24,357 100.00%
Chavez Harvesting Llc 2 $24,648 100.00%
Nava Flow Llc 2 $26,499 100.00%
Worldwide Harvesting Company Llc 2 $24,461 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Clover Leaf Gin Inc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Jp Harvesting Llc 2 $27,550 100.00%
Irene Galarza 2 $20,571 100.00%
Sandoval Harvesting Llc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Griffin Solutions Group 4 $79,581 25.00%
Gainesville City School System 4 $42,463 25.00%
Michon Inc Dba Definition 6 Llc 4 $65,172 25.00%
Medassets 4 $67,501 25.00%
Citagus Software Private Limited 4 $96,939 25.00%
Korean First Presbyterian Church Inc 4 $41,668 25.00%
Railcar Management Llc 4 $76,736 25.00%
Sarus Inc 4 $114,249 25.00%
I Master Corporation 4 $67,720 25.00%
State Board Of Workers Compensation 4 $101,623 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