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 %
Ethiopia 7 $99,924 50.00%
Hungary 6 $73,989 46.15%
Portugal 6 $74,686 50.00%
Belarus 6 $73,296 54.55%
Gambia 6 $45,375 60.00%
Zambia 5 $39,699 50.00%
Bolivia 5 $52,085 50.00%
Libya 5 $90,296 55.56%
Czech Republic 5 $86,565 55.56%
Syria 5 $71,380 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mckesson Corporation 170 $97,138 88.54%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 170 $86,132 89.01%
Patni Americas Inc 166 $62,388 87.37%
Landisgyr Technology Inc 166 $77,878 87.83%
Sapient Corporation 165 $88,592 90.16%
Vuesol Technologies Inc 165 $66,675 90.16%
Zensoft Llc 165 $88,097 91.67%
Salesforce Inc 165 $115,512 91.67%
Randstad General Partner Us Llc 165 $92,085 91.67%
Simeio Solutions Llc 163 $87,463 91.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gabriel Vega 5 $26,566 100.00%
Quality Ag Services Llc 5 $25,825 100.00%
Wdairy Llc 5 $31,200 100.00%
Lee Farms 5 $26,524 100.00%
Jose M Gracia Harvesting Inc 5 $22,347 100.00%
Bradbury Farms 5 $27,572 100.00%
The Rock Ranch Llc 5 $20,713 100.00%
5w Farms Llc 5 $31,986 100.00%
Gracia Sons Llc 5 $34,848 100.00%
Juan Guerrero 5 $26,607 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inp North America Inc 12 $79,836 27.91%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Regents University 12 $98,411 28.57%
Vanderlande Industries Inc 12 $101,523 28.57%
Equifax Information Services 12 $110,969 28.57%
Unicon Inc 12 $17,139 28.57%
Technicolor Connected Home Usa Llc 12 $113,516 28.57%
Softvision Llc 12 $76,470 29.27%
Exchange Hub Llc 12 $77,501 30.77%
Procurement Advisors Llc 12 $68,630 30.77%
Ruppert Landscape Inc 12 $23,837 30.77%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 3 $88,428 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $35,443 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $61,457 100.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units 2 $46,831 66.67%
Other Snack Food Manufacturing 2 $70,024 66.67%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $73,050 66.67%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 2 $128,555 66.67%
Textile Furnishings Mills 2 $49,431 66.67%
Photographic Services 2 $103,625 66.67%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 2 $112,528 66.67%
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