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
217,780 90.48% $77,294 H-1B
18,778 7.80% $144,780 PERM
2,677 1.11% $23,552 H-2A
1,465 0.61% $90,711 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Georgia has seen a total of 240,700 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Georgia is the H-1B visa with 217,780 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.48% of Georgia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,778 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Georgia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Georgia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Network Support Specialists 110 $58,843 78.57%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 109 $49,034 81.95%
Managers, All Other 107 $88,026 81.68%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 107 $47,907 89.92%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 101 $59,235 84.87%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 101 $76,132 88.60%
Food Scientists and Technologists 99 $58,192 86.84%
Public Relations Specialists 97 $41,017 85.84%
Pediatricians, General 96 $136,527 88.89%
Risk Management Specialists 91 $73,815 85.05%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Georgia Employees Over Time
Georgia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,707 employees were hired. Georgia peaked in 2022 with 21,168 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 19,381 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Georgia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 5,714 $238,990 47.20%
Vietnam 1,549 $23,032 49.92%
South Korea 839 $33,757 31.32%
China 560 $63,532 48.99%
Mexico 316 $55,836 41.91%
Venezuela 237 $32,210 41.43%
Brazil 225 $60,493 44.29%
Canada 202 $88,988 43.63%
Pakistan 181 $54,814 50.70%
Nepal 173 $36,850 52.27%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc 23 $85,925 88.46%
Aegis Therapies Inc 23 $63,057 88.46%
Jj Tech Systems Inc 23 $72,841 88.46%
Srk Solutions Inc 23 $52,892 88.46%
Fleetcor Technologies Operating Company Llc 23 $72,078 88.46%
Intelliswift Software Inc 23 $64,325 88.46%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 23 $66,417 88.46%
Dataserv Inc 23 $79,984 88.46%
Novelis Corporation 23 $82,115 88.46%
Hewitt Associates Llc 23 $59,482 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gts Travel 1 $62,920 25.00%
E Z Go Division Of Textron Inc 1 $77,646 25.00%
El Jarocho Wholesale Distributors 1 $50,773 25.00%
Martin Home Improvements 1 $47,694 25.00%
Supermarket Equipment Resale Inc 1 $68,141 25.00%
Post Buckley Schuh Jernigan Inc 1 $84,989 25.00%
Dan Desmet And Associates 1 $56,638 25.00%
Don Jonathan Cravats Inc 1 $38,854 25.00%
Rashida Inc Dba Dairy Queen 1 $49,837 25.00%
Rockdale Family Practice Pc 1 $37,461 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 74 $24,527 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 59 $25,950 100.00%
Apiculture 56 $24,869 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 46 $22,195 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 37 $24,511 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
Potato Farming 35 $26,221 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 28 $25,845 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 23 $23,997 100.00%

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 $77,294. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage