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 %
Australia 36 $83,255 47.37%
Guatemala 36 $26,098 50.00%
Zimbabwe 35 $26,675 50.72%
Italy 34 $72,042 50.00%
Peru 31 $40,168 50.00%
Honduras 29 $36,033 47.54%
Spain 25 $77,339 41.67%
Japan 23 $127,006 43.40%
Sri Lanka 23 $77,225 51.11%
Chile 23 $85,590 53.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cignex Datamatics Inc 63 $72,590 90.00%
Norfolk Southern Corporation 63 $99,686 90.00%
Infosys Mccamish Systems Llc 63 $97,930 91.30%
Petadigit 62 $68,493 89.86%
Pamten Inc 61 $83,409 88.41%
Tap It Services Inc 61 $57,193 88.41%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 61 $105,057 88.41%
Yashco Systems Inc 61 $86,308 88.41%
Sewon America Inc 61 $42,529 88.41%
The Baer Group Llc 60 $78,688 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jeff Wainwright 2 $20,800 100.00%
Dlr Farms Llc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Ea Harvesting Llc 2 $30,867 100.00%
Pedro Gc Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Pgc Farms 2 $24,752 100.00%
Jenny Jack Sun Farm 2 $26,686 100.00%
Luis Alvarez 2 $21,653 100.00%
Juan Perez Services Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Asociacion Campesina De Desarrollo De Las Comunidades De Guatemala Llc 2 $24,357 100.00%
Ag Produce Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bulldog Insurance Inc 4 $36,910 30.77%
Giw Industries Inc 4 $85,197 30.77%
Zywie Inc 4 $85,759 30.77%
Eastern Contractors Corporation 4 $59,805 30.77%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 4 $78,094 30.77%
Don Soo Baek Inc 4 $17,472 30.77%
Ciox Health Llc 4 $102,445 30.77%
Madni Madni Inc 4 $38,667 30.77%
Hamilton Physician Group Inc 4 $191,969 30.77%
Alcon Research Llc 4 $95,878 30.77%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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