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 %
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc 91 $89,327 91.00%
Valuemomentum Inc 91 $88,115 91.00%
Idb Admins Inc 90 $62,037 90.00%
Blue Cube Corporation 90 $63,989 90.00%
Agilysys Nv Llc 90 $100,661 90.00%
Greensky Administrative Services Llc 90 $93,553 90.91%
Actimize Inc 90 $90,347 90.91%
Pollux Consultancy Services Llc 89 $63,639 89.90%
Southeastern Data Cooperative Inc 89 $76,933 89.90%
Populus Group Llc 89 $97,593 89.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jimenez Pinestraw Llc 3 $29,834 100.00%
Mercier Orchards Inc 3 $27,976 100.00%
Dixie Harvesting Inc 3 $22,318 100.00%
Eddie Miller Farms Inc 3 $24,690 100.00%
Garcia And Sons Harvesting Inc 3 $21,057 100.00%
Gomello Llc 3 $26,867 100.00%
Drew Apiaries 3 $27,844 100.00%
Josh Grantham Farms 3 $27,969 100.00%
Rolanda Martinez 3 $24,690 100.00%
Dlr Fruit Vegetable 3 $20,812 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arris Technology Inc 5 $98,118 25.00%
Innoppl Inc 5 $84,656 25.00%
Hi Rez Studios Inc 5 $54,621 25.00%
Tekstream Solutions 5 $101,799 25.00%
Expedite Technology Solutions Llc 5 $102,477 25.00%
Kabbage Inc 5 $101,213 25.00%
Equifax Information Technology Llc 5 $96,982 25.00%
Lefko Development Inc 5 $44,412 25.00%
Netspend 5 $111,734 25.00%
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa Llc 5 $108,713 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 96 $27,247 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 89 $27,684 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 89 $25,159 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 47 $22,328 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 46 $25,644 100.00%
Potato Farming 43 $27,094 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 37 $26,926 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 30 $24,772 100.00%

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