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 %
Shakti Group Inc 68 $92,032 87.18%
Cloudfen Llc 68 $86,406 88.31%
Coforge Limited 68 $91,404 88.31%
Ice Mortgage Technology Inc 68 $118,430 88.31%
Itcaps Llc 68 $87,987 89.47%
Precision Technologies Corp 68 $83,257 89.47%
Columbus State University 68 $46,052 89.47%
Tek Leaders Inc 68 $79,004 89.47%
Varian Medical Systems Inc 68 $97,969 89.47%
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products Llc 67 $89,837 88.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eduardo Rodriguez Harvest Llc 2 $27,737 100.00%
Catarina Garcia 2 $20,342 100.00%
Mario Perez 2 $30,534 100.00%
The Pine Straw Man Llc 2 $24,461 100.00%
Gary Heard Farms A Georgia General Partnership 2 $30,534 100.00%
Rafael Perez Quintino 2 $27,737 100.00%
Daniel Farms 2 $27,737 100.00%
Anna Perez Quintino 2 $21,173 100.00%
Southern Georgia Harvesting Llc 2 $22,433 100.00%
Rafael Galvan 2 $29,484 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Concur Technologies Inc 4 $79,810 26.67%
Rmsys Co Ltd 4 $77,751 26.67%
Bridge2 Solutions Inc 4 $116,834 26.67%
Alcon Research Ltd 4 $94,541 26.67%
American Energy Companies Llc 4 $40,856 26.67%
Professional Accounting Tax Services Pc 4 $55,583 26.67%
Hearst Business Media Corporation 4 $76,175 26.67%
Viavi Solutions Inc 4 $91,328 26.67%
Snf Holding Company 4 $113,943 26.67%
Huang Law Offices Llc 4 $52,042 26.67%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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