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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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 226 $53,979 83.39%
Chemical Engineers 222 $66,138 81.92%
Actuaries 219 $78,298 80.81%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 211 $57,427 79.62%
Biomedical Engineers 211 $62,764 81.47%
Lawyers 210 $87,339 82.35%
Construction Managers 208 $78,759 83.87%
Family and General Practitioners 206 $155,501 83.06%
Sales Managers 206 $102,539 83.74%
Accountants 205 $56,835 84.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 30 $71,023 53.57%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 30 $32,149 53.57%
Chefs and Head Cooks 29 $44,014 54.72%
Occupational Therapists 29 $68,022 54.72%
Lawyers 28 $94,122 53.85%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $78,601 54.90%
Actuaries 28 $87,002 54.90%
Personal Care Aides 27 $21,392 52.94%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 27 $19,754 52.94%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $42,980 54.00%
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 %
Sap America Inc 135 $95,259 88.82%
Asap Solutions Group 135 $81,401 89.40%
Optum Services Inc 135 $104,627 90.00%
Novalink Solutions Llc 135 $70,093 90.00%
Objectnet Technologies Inc 135 $59,950 90.60%
Datamatics Consultants Inc 134 $67,855 89.93%
Josh Pros Llc 134 $88,930 90.54%
Edifecs Inc 133 $93,581 89.86%
University Of Georgia Oge 133 $50,911 90.48%
Teradata Operations Inc 132 $84,157 90.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goolsby Farms 4 $27,222 100.00%
Guate Harvesting Llc 4 $27,883 100.00%
Black Water Farms Of Georgia Inc 4 $27,066 100.00%
Grimsley Family Farms 4 $27,118 100.00%
C D Harvesting Inc 4 $21,107 100.00%
Courson Head Farms 4 $19,100 100.00%
Sandoval Wholesales Inc 4 $28,610 100.00%
Patricia Sanchez Martinez 4 $27,591 100.00%
Jose A Aguirre Gonzales 4 $27,118 100.00%
Warbington Farms Inc 4 $29,588 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xpanxion Llc 8 $100,651 25.81%
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless 8 $96,076 25.81%
Fundtech Corporation 8 $132,447 25.81%
Hyundai Information Service North America Llc 8 $60,286 25.81%
Polar It Services Inc 8 $77,823 25.81%
Knighted Llc Dba Knighted An Intelligrated Comp 8 $89,183 25.81%
Sark Wire Corporation 8 $45,945 25.81%
Veritiv Operating Company 8 $80,395 25.81%
Tulix Systems Inc 8 $69,108 25.81%
Embraco North America Inc 8 $89,583 25.81%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 104,518 $75,497 92.40%
Computer Systems Design Services 17,056 $83,815 92.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,768 $83,059 95.26%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,114 $81,870 86.28%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,375 $52,858 70.30%
Other Computer Related Services 6,175 $75,950 90.08%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 4,636 $82,031 97.31%
Engineering Services 3,850 $74,643 91.12%
Management Consulting Services 3,545 $75,899 97.36%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,310 $92,092 95.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 904 $22,651 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 792 $25,864 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 470 $27,310 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 370 $27,107 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 355 $25,597 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 152 $27,091 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 147 $27,009 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 117 $27,257 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $27,302 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,643 $112,753 100.00%
Poultry Processing 6,407 $19,947 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,003 $96,890 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,341 $50,925 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,240 $94,219 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1,228 $23,264 100.00%
Engineering Services 756 $84,283 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 680 $170,827 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 648 $24,103 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 623 $92,770 100.00%

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