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 %
Global Resource Management Inc 67 $66,939 88.16%
Ciena Corporation 67 $96,838 88.16%
Turner Broadcasting System Inc 67 $83,328 88.16%
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Inc 67 $63,989 89.33%
Mu Sigma Inc 67 $60,636 89.33%
Cospira Technologies Llc 67 $58,393 89.33%
Cellco Partnership 66 $95,773 88.00%
Everite Solutions Inc 66 $93,904 88.00%
Avco Consulting Inc 66 $92,956 89.19%
Viraj Llc 66 $55,661 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Perry White 2 $24,939 100.00%
Nuevo Leon Farms Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Rsf Harvesting Corp Dba Roger St Fleur 2 $19,531 100.00%
Carl Lewis 2 $22,090 100.00%
Javier Guerrero 2 $21,414 100.00%
Saucedo Pine Straw Llc 2 $24,461 100.00%
Papa Js Honey Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Studier Apiaries Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Kristen Alexandria Salazar 2 $29,484 100.00%
Caelan D Lewis 2 $30,420 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics Inc 4 $91,879 26.67%
Cfc Of Georgia Inc 4 $16,952 28.57%
Kendo Llc 4 $25,740 28.57%
Itop Education Inc 4 $27,919 28.57%
Nurul Enterprise 4 $40,550 28.57%
Ga Granite Inc 4 $31,564 28.57%
Delphix Corp 4 $108,628 28.57%
Leica Geosystems Inc 4 $76,133 28.57%
Interfor Us Inc 4 $142,137 28.57%
Tillster Inc 4 $94,365 28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 3 $88,428 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $35,443 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $61,457 100.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units 2 $46,831 66.67%
Other Snack Food Manufacturing 2 $70,024 66.67%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $73,050 66.67%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 2 $128,555 66.67%
Textile Furnishings Mills 2 $49,431 66.67%
Photographic Services 2 $103,625 66.67%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 2 $112,528 66.67%
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