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 %
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 69 $78,699 86.25%
Bellsoft Inc 69 $62,902 86.25%
Six Continents Hotels Inc Intercontinental Hotels Group 69 $118,956 86.25%
Vervenest Technologies Inc 69 $88,592 86.25%
Relevantz Technology Services Inc 69 $108,679 87.34%
Xebia Usa Inc 69 $91,164 87.34%
Knacktek Llc 68 $55,424 86.08%
Csc Covansys Corporation 68 $72,497 87.18%
Diversant Llc 68 $85,036 87.18%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 68 $86,114 87.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dounoco Land Company 2 $29,484 100.00%
Anna Rosa Perez Quintino 2 $19,271 100.00%
Copeland Poultry Llc 2 $21,540 100.00%
A R Farms Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Hire Us Inc 2 $29,484 100.00%
L Walther Sons Inc Ga 2 $27,914 100.00%
Aguirre Sisters Company 2 $24,461 100.00%
Augustina Garcia 2 $24,752 100.00%
Flat Rock Resources 2 $24,752 100.00%
Martha Marmulejo Herrera 2 $24,939 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aomi Llc 4 $26,952 25.00%
Joynus Staffing Inc 4 $48,189 25.00%
Vts America Inc 4 $95,649 26.67%
Middle Georgia State College 4 $49,353 26.67%
Terracon Consultants Inc 4 $69,165 26.67%
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation 4 $84,495 26.67%
Georgia Surgicare Llc 4 $135,715 26.67%
Futura Systems Inc 4 $75,146 26.67%
Hugo Boss Fashions Inc 4 $106,132 26.67%
Vonage Business Solutions Inc 4 $82,774 26.67%

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