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This represents an approval rate of 96.3%, which is lower than the nationwide average.
In 2024, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the U.S. stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led H-1B petition approvals in Georgia during 2024, filing a total of 6,763 petitions (55.9% of all submissions) and receiving 6,512 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 96.3%. The Educational Services industry followed, with 1,114 petitions (9.2% of all submissions), receiving 1,098 approvals and an approval rate of 98.6%.
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The Georgia employers with the most approvals during 2024 included Innova Solutions, Inc., filing a total of 333 petitions and receiving 324 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 97.3%, and Home Depot Management Company, LLC, which filed 307 petitions and received 306 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 99.7%.
Compared to 2023, Georgia saw a 16.2% increase in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | Approved Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6,763 | 55.9% | 6,512 | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| 2 | Educational Services | 1,114 | 9.2% | 1,098 | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| 3 | Information | 599 | 4.9% | 590 | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| 4 | Manufacturing | 594 | 4.9% | 581 | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 5 | Retail Trade | 574 | 4.7% | 561 | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| 6 | Finance and Insurance | 562 | 4.6% | 556 | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| 7 | Wholesale Trade | 371 | 3.1% | 365 | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 8 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 371 | 3.1% | 357 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| 9 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 451 | 3.7% | 337 | 74.7% | 25.3% |
| 10 | Transportation and Warehousing | 263 | 2.2% | 263 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Construction | 93 | 0.8% | 92 | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| 12 | Accommodation and Food Services | 56 | 0.5% | 54 | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| 13 | Utilities | 31 | 0.3% | 31 | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 30 | 0.2% | 29 | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| 15 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 27 | 0.2% | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 13 | 0.1% | 12 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 17 | Public Administration | 9 | 0.1% | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 17 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 9 | 0.1% | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 | ~0% | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| 20 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 | ~0% | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Rank | Company Name | Industry(ies) | Total Petitions | Approved Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innova Solutions, Inc. | Retail Trade; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 333 | 324 | 97.3% | 2.7% |
| 2 | Home Depot Management Company, LLC | Retail Trade | 307 | 306 | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| 3 | Emory University | Educational Services | 269 | 268 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| 4 | Eficens Systems, Inc. | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 274 | 266 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 5 | Equifax, Inc. | Information; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 243 | 242 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| 6 | Insight Global, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Health Care and Social Assistance | 265 | 177 | 66.8% | 33.2% |
| 7 | Savannah Chatham County Public School | Educational Services | 150 | 148 | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| 8 | Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC | Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade | 146 | 145 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 9 | Macys Systems and Technology, Inc. | Retail Trade; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 122 | 118 | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| 10 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Transportation and Warehousing | 103 | 103 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Educational Services | 96 | 96 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Pyramid Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 98 | 96 | 98% | 2% |
| 13 | United Parcel Service General Services Company | Transportation and Warehousing | 90 | 90 | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Total System Services, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 88 | 87 | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| 15 | Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 86 | 86 | 100% | 0% |
| 15 | Conflux Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 92 | 86 | 93.5% | 6.5% |
| 17 | University of Georgia Oge | Manufacturing; Educational Services | 85 | 85 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Relx, Inc. | Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 74 | 74 | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | NCR Voyix Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 73 | 73 | 100% | 0% |
| 20 | Cognier, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 72 | 71 | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| 21 | Manhattan Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 68 | 68 | 100% | 0% |
| 22 | Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc. | Finance and Insurance; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 66 | 66 | 100% | 0% |
| 23 | Fusion Life Sciences Technologies | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 68 | 64 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| 24 | Appridat Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 65 | 62 | 95.4% | 4.6% |
| 24 | Josh Pros, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 64 | 62 | 96.9% | 3.1% |
| 24 | IBS Software Americas F K a Ib, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 62 | 62 | 100% | 0% |
| 27 | Lexisnexis Risk Solutions, Inc. | Information | 59 | 58 | 98.3% | 1.7% |
| 28 | Bor Usga Obo Augusta University | Educational Services | 55 | 55 | 100% | 0% |
| 29 | Genuine Parts Company | Wholesale Trade | 53 | 53 | 100% | 0% |
| 29 | Infor US, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 54 | 53 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| 29 | Relevantz Technology Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 53 | 53 | 100% | 0% |
| 32 | Nutech Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 52 | 52 | 100% | 0% |
| 33 | Orpine, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 52 | 50 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| 33 | Knowledge Resources Group, Inc. | Educational Services; Other Services (except Public Administration) | 50 | 50 | 100% | 0% |
| 35 | Savi Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 50 | 49 | 98% | 2% |
| 35 | Indu, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 49 | 49 | 100% | 0% |
| 35 | Edu Infotech International Res, Inc. | Information; Educational Services | 49 | 49 | 100% | 0% |
| 35 | Lexisnexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc. | Information; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 49 | 49 | 100% | 0% |
| 39 | Home Depot USA, Inc. | Retail Trade | 48 | 48 | 100% | 0% |
| 40 | Georgia State University | Educational Services | 47 | 45 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| 40 | American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida Abic | Finance and Insurance | 46 | 45 | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 40 | Oma4, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 46 | 45 | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 43 | Ot Technology, Inc. | Information | 43 | 43 | 100% | 0% |
| 44 | R2 Technologies Corporation | Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 47 | 42 | 89.4% | 10.6% |
| 44 | Adroix, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 46 | 42 | 91.3% | 8.7% |
| 46 | Topsys It Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 41 | 40 | 97.6% | 2.4% |
| 47 | Smartsoft International, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 39 | 39 | 100% | 0% |
| 47 | Objects on Net, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 39 | 39 | 100% | 0% |
| 47 | Ogrady Peyton International USA, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 46 | 39 | 84.8% | 15.2% |
| 47 | Bibb County School District | Educational Services | 40 | 39 | 97.5% | 2.5% |
| 51 | Emory Healthcare, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 50 | 38 | 76% | 24% |
| 52 | Delta Dental Insurance Company | Finance and Insurance | 37 | 37 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | Om Partners USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 36 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | Zensoft, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 36 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Manufacturing | 37 | 36 | 97.3% | 2.7% |
| 56 | Ursi Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 35 | 97.2% | 2.8% |
| 56 | Sunlight Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 35 | 100% | 0% |
| 58 | Gwinnett County Public Schools O B | Educational Services | 34 | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| 58 | Tubman Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 34 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 58 | Cardlytics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| 58 | SVK Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 34 | 94.4% | 5.6% |
| 58 | Rapidit, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 37 | 34 | 91.9% | 8.1% |
| 63 | Apptrics, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 33 | 33 | 100% | 0% |
| 63 | Inspire Resources, LLC | Retail Trade; Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 33 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Global Payment Holding Company | Finance and Insurance | 32 | 32 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | CCI Corporate Services, LLC | Information | 32 | 32 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Paramount Software Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 32 | 32 | 100% | 0% |
| 68 | Xebia USA, Inc. | Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 31 | 100% | 0% |
| 68 | Interactive Communications International, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 32 | 31 | 96.9% | 3.1% |
| 68 | Valuelabs, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 31 | 100% | 0% |
| 71 | Analytics9 Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 32 | 30 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| 71 | Intellisoft Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 30 | 96.8% | 3.2% |
| 73 | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | Manufacturing | 30 | 29 | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| 74 | Discovery Analytics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 30 | 28 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 74 | Edvenswa Technician, Inc. | Retail Trade; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 28 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 74 | Lexisnexis Risk Data Management, LLC | Information | 28 | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Welkin Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 28 | 27 | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| 77 | Hexacorp, LLC. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Teamsuccess, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Concept Software and Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 82 | Americold Logistics, LLC | Transportation and Warehousing | 26 | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| 82 | Novalink Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | 26 | 89.7% | 10.3% |
| 82 | Petadigit, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 26 | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| 82 | Syrainfotek, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 26 | 86.7% | 13.3% |
| 82 | Savannah College of ART and Design, Inc. | Educational Services | 27 | 26 | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| 82 | Infotech Prism, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Oriontek, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Nebula Partners, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / DHHS | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Logic Loops, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 7.4% |
| 88 | Apptad, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 25 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| 88 | A Venterpriseinc | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 25 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| 88 | Kube It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 25 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| 88 | Georgia Pacific, LLC | Manufacturing | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Kennesaw State University | Educational Services | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 97 | Cira Infotech, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 97 | The Coca-Cola Company | Manufacturing | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 97 | Microland Limited | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 24 | 96% | 4% |
| 97 | Ecovue Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 24 | 92.3% | 7.7% |