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 %
Expedent Corp 20 $77,829 86.96%
Niit Technologies Inc 20 $99,342 86.96%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 20 $77,253 86.96%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 20 $84,291 86.96%
Innovative Consulting Solutions Llc 20 $77,470 86.96%
Softcom Systems Inc 20 $73,548 86.96%
Metrix It Solutions Inc 20 $94,604 86.96%
Novelty Infotechinc 20 $85,053 86.96%
Okta Inc 20 $121,669 86.96%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 20 $125,134 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lg Machinery Service Llc 1 $34,237 25.00%
Nottingham Antiques 1 $38,064 25.00%
Revolution Global Consulting Services Llc 1 $113,693 25.00%
Total Performance Consulting 1 $67,434 25.00%
Athens Pulmonary And Sleep Medicind P C 1 $224,411 25.00%
Ally Group Inc Dba Marietta Luxury Motors 1 $81,432 25.00%
Golden Pines Properties Llc 1 $20,030 25.00%
Kims Acupuncture Chiropractic Pc 1 $47,091 25.00%
P K Express Llc 1 $16,952 25.00%
H Ky Associates Pc 1 $40,477 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 21 $22,990 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 19 $26,837 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 18 $25,515 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 16 $24,859 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 14 $24,926 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 13 $24,363 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 12 $22,071 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 11 $24,871 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $25,113 100.00%

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