State comparison

Georgia vs California

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

Summary

California and Georgia differ sharply in H-1B sponsorship volume. California has filed 1,684,275 H-1B applications, more than five times Georgia's 310,027 filings, reflecting its larger tech, finance, and professional services sectors. Both states actively use the H-1B program, but California's concentration of multinational corporations, startups, and established tech hubs in the Bay Area and Los Angeles drives substantially higher visa petition activity.

Georgia's H-1B presence remains significant within the Southeast, anchored by Atlanta's growing tech corridor, logistics hubs, and professional services. While the state attracts international talent in software engineering, business analysis, and management roles, its scale is considerably smaller than California's. For employers in either state, understanding the local prevailing wage standards and filing patterns helps inform compensation strategies and visa sponsorship planning.

California vs Georgia H-1B
H-1B filings California Georgia
H-1B sponsorship comparison
state-by-state H-1B analysis
California H-1B trends
Georgia visa sponsorship

State A

Georgia

GARank #8

State B

California

CARank #1

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

Metric	Georgia	California
Total filings	310,027	1,684,275▲
National share %	3.32%	18.05%▲
Rank nationally	#8	#1▲
Top sponsor	CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC	INFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share	3.9%	3.2%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Georgia

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	9,498
FY2011	10,833
FY2012	12,734
FY2013	13,995
FY2014	17,729
FY2015	23,027
FY2016	24,861
FY2017	22,521
FY2018	23,311
FY2019	2,838
FY2020	19,614
FY2021	28,133
FY2022	23,441
FY2023	24,874
FY2024	22,646
FY2025	22,310
FY2026	7,662

California

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	63,120
FY2011	65,699
FY2012	76,412
FY2013	83,865
FY2014	98,525
FY2015	115,758
FY2016	119,754
FY2017	119,409
FY2018	128,477
FY2019	16,784
FY2020	116,018
FY2021	177,848
FY2022	123,097
FY2023	123,478
FY2024	102,108
FY2025	110,926
FY2026	42,997

Top 5 sponsors — Georgia

1CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC7,3003.9%
2INFOSYS LIMITED6,5913.5%
3TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,8113.1%
4COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP3,9622.1%
5Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.3,8812.0%

Top 5 sponsors — California

1INFOSYS LIMITED31,1233.2%
2Google LLC24,9222.5%
3Apple Inc.21,8632.2%
4GOOGLE INC.19,2241.9%
5WIPRO LIMITED10,9151.1%

Top 5 occupations — Georgia

115-1252Software Developers102,821
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts35,024
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other23,856
415-1251Computer Programmers15,192
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers14,418

Top 5 occupations — California

115-1252Software Developers572,359
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts106,101
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other104,277
415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers69,440
515-2051Data Scientists68,189

Swap an entity

Replace either state above without losing the comparison. 2-way for now; 3+ comparison coming soon.

Swap A: Georgia

Texas New York New Jersey Illinois

Swap B: California

Texas New York New Jersey Illinois

Or browse the full state index.

Georgia California Browse all