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 %
Argentina 22 $98,500 51.16%
Indonesia 19 $61,700 47.50%
Ukraine 19 $65,597 51.35%
Romania 17 $60,249 45.95%
Trinidad And Tobago 16 $63,463 45.71%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 45.45%
Cameroon 15 $40,556 53.57%
Costa Rica 14 $77,413 50.00%
Egypt 14 $84,214 51.85%
Lebanon 13 $78,757 48.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ot Technology Inc 82 $123,519 91.11%
Entellects Corporation Inc 82 $90,568 91.11%
Tetrasoft Inc 82 $86,589 92.13%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 82 $81,703 92.13%
Careerbuilder Llc 82 $78,266 92.13%
First Data Merchant Services Llc 81 $100,904 91.01%
Prominds Business Consulting Inc 81 $98,318 91.01%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc 80 $92,010 89.89%
Nebula Partners Llc 80 $79,115 90.91%
Tek Musketeers Inc 80 $81,165 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jesus Perez 3 $26,485 100.00%
Oscar Gonzalez And Sons Harvesting Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Bg Wetherington Farms Lp 3 $27,969 100.00%
J Carrizales Harvesting Llc 3 $26,610 100.00%
Rob Fletcher 3 $25,979 100.00%
Jjs Honey Llc 3 $24,426 100.00%
Lane Packing Llc 3 $20,183 100.00%
H M Harvest Llc Ga 3 $26,804 100.00%
Joseph K Boddiford Jr 3 $26,104 100.00%
Daniel Baca 3 $27,969 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delta Airlines 5 $122,462 27.78%
Mickle Corporation 5 $33,675 27.78%
Scientific Games Corporation 5 $112,790 29.41%
Argos Usa Llc 5 $88,708 29.41%
Eagle Granite Countertops Llc 5 $38,397 29.41%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 5 $107,692 29.41%
Dynamik Design Partners Llc 5 $59,101 29.41%
Acuity Brands Technology Services Inc 5 $113,806 29.41%
Stonecrafters 5 $47,648 29.41%
Carriage Kia Woodstock 5 $48,110 29.41%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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