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 %
Bizcloud Analytics Inc 56 $60,996 87.50%
Pointwest Technologies Corp 56 $63,647 87.50%
Ncr Voyix Corporation 56 $115,775 87.50%
Aspire Tech Llc 56 $89,865 88.89%
Clark Atlanta University 56 $52,195 88.89%
Quality Matrix Inc 55 $75,428 87.30%
Veritiv Operating Company 55 $74,033 87.30%
Experis Us Inc 55 $80,397 87.30%
Sage It Inc 55 $83,893 88.71%
Cyberthink Inc 55 $73,604 88.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rb Harvesting Llc 2 $22,307 100.00%
Nuu Savii Harvesting Llc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Ra Leasing Llc 2 $20,257 100.00%
Rentz Family Farms 2 $26,686 100.00%
Preferred Labor Help Llc 2 $24,752 100.00%
Jorge Garcia 2 $29,484 100.00%
Maria T Quintino De Perez 2 $20,682 100.00%
Saucedo Pinestraw Llc 2 $24,466 100.00%
Lj Farms Partnership 2 $29,484 100.00%
The Kinsey Family Farm 2 $29,484 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simmons Bedding Company 3 $109,249 25.00%
Radiumsoft Inc 3 $101,123 25.00%
Care 3 $59,807 25.00%
Rr Donnelley 3 $72,585 25.00%
Panda Express Inc 3 $50,537 25.00%
Dish Network Llc 3 $79,789 25.00%
Techconnect Inc 3 $79,019 25.00%
Siempelkamp Limited Partnership 3 $79,054 25.00%
Smallbizpros Inc 3 $61,679 25.00%
Korea House Restaurant Llc Dba Myung Ga Won 3 $32,822 25.00%

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