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 %
Lebanon 13 $78,757 50.00%
Netherlands 11 $98,340 42.31%
Bahamas 11 $58,059 42.31%
Greece 11 $69,148 44.00%
Ecuador 11 $64,657 45.83%
Jordan 11 $53,986 45.83%
Burma (myanmar) 10 $20,925 41.67%
United States Of America 10 $72,026 43.48%
Belgium 10 $86,385 55.56%
Poland 9 $63,753 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eficens Systems Llc 99 $87,385 91.67%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc 98 $105,974 90.74%
Sourceone Technology Solutions Inc 98 $70,784 91.59%
Cox Communications 98 $99,220 91.59%
3i People Inc 97 $65,657 90.65%
S9 Technologies Inc 96 $72,997 90.57%
Intuit Inc 96 $114,068 90.57%
Synchrony Bank 96 $106,495 91.43%
Econsultants Inc 96 $72,969 91.43%
Atronix Acquisition Corp 96 $65,088 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kings Berry Farm 3 $22,950 100.00%
Mendez Farm Llc 3 $15,601 100.00%
Ponce Harvesting Llc 3 $27,095 100.00%
Ag Harvester Llc 3 $29,834 100.00%
Sheree Warren Lewis 3 $27,969 100.00%
Walnut Hill Estates Llc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Optimum Agriculture Fl Llc 3 $24,426 100.00%
Lady Moon Farms Inc 3 $26,104 100.00%
Ventura Sons Harvesting Llc 3 $18,788 100.00%
Onsite Ag Services 3 $28,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ansco Associates Llc 6 $80,049 26.09%
Cutting Edge Landscaping Llc 6 $30,836 26.09%
Wahoo Fitness 6 $92,422 26.09%
Powerbuild Construction Companyllc 6 $75,882 26.09%
Ameridge Polymer Inc 6 $44,679 27.27%
Caesarstone 6 $89,856 27.27%
Relex Solutions Inc 6 $102,496 27.27%
An Bien Importexport Usa Inc 6 $32,718 27.27%
Sabor A Mexico 2 Inc 6 $20,488 27.27%
Emergint Technologies Inc 5 $84,627 22.73%

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