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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	16	$22,583	44.44%
Chief Executives	16	$140,459	44.44%
Chemical Engineers	16	$82,028	44.44%
Managers, All Other	15	$113,044	41.67%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$47,853	42.86%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	15	$53,136	42.86%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	15	$18,046	42.86%
Dentists, General	14	$99,480	40.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	14	$43,000	41.18%
Computer User Support Specialists	14	$58,042	42.42%

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 %
Softtrends Llc	35	$57,481	89.74%
Becton Dickinson And Company	35	$86,737	89.74%
Global Data Mart Inc	35	$59,788	89.74%
Sidel Inc	35	$69,007	89.74%
Imr Soft Llc	35	$88,075	89.74%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc	35	$82,836	89.74%
Ot Technology Inc	35	$113,938	92.11%
Etrade Financial Holdings Llc	35	$98,124	92.11%
Corevance Inc	34	$80,769	89.47%
Valmet Inc	34	$85,929	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Itlogica Inc	2	$81,235	28.57%
Flowers Foods Inc	2	$66,519	28.57%
Medical Management International Inc Dba Banfield The Pet Hospital	2	$73,622	28.57%
Nthrive	2	$70,169	28.57%
Evestment Alliance Llc	2	$65,156	28.57%
Super Financial Group Llc	2	$66,498	28.57%
Secom Inc	2	$23,785	28.57%
Ivc Us Inc	2	$110,282	28.57%
Huge Llc	2	$93,548	28.57%
Osung Logistics Inc	2	$41,600	28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	36	$79,200	87.80%
Voluntary Health Organizations	36	$78,645	90.00%
Full Service Restaurants	36	$59,386	90.00%
Other Food Manufacturing	35	$70,240	87.50%
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	35	$69,142	87.50%
Child Care Services	35	$35,546	87.50%
Pharmacy Benefit Management And Other Third Party Administration Of Insurance And Pension Funds	35	$83,570	87.50%
Landscape Architectural Services	35	$50,832	87.50%
Offices Of Chiropractors	34	$39,303	85.00%
Other General Government Support	34	$72,557	85.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	2	$111,000	13.33%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$66,508	13.33%
All Other Food Manufacturing	2	$45,271	13.33%
Document Preparation Services	2	$38,251	13.33%
Consumer Electronics And Appliances Rental	2	$67,746	13.33%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	2	$108,618	13.33%
Home And Garden Equipment And Appliance Repair And Maintenance	2	$47,871	14.29%
All Other Support Activities For Transportation	2	$64,512	14.29%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$50,159	14.29%
Hair Nail And Skin Care Services	2	$43,056	14.29%

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.