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 %
Human Resources Managers 88 $88,101 87.13%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 84 $89,909 86.60%
Economists 82 $75,668 84.54%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 81 $49,329 85.26%
Credit Analysts 80 $62,164 85.11%
Landscape Architects 78 $50,027 82.98%
Computer Hardware Engineers 77 $82,369 83.70%
Registered Nurses 72 $65,006 80.00%
Coaches and Scouts 72 $29,772 80.90%
Budget Analysts 72 $53,021 81.82%
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 %
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%
Benin 1 $92,581 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,488 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 50.00%
Iceland 1 $57,054 50.00%
Dominica 1 $38,875 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meta Platforms Inc 31 $119,908 88.57%
Topsys It Solutions Llc 31 $85,614 88.57%
Nthline Solutions Llc 31 $83,269 88.57%
Vls Systems Inc 31 $74,722 88.57%
Infolob Solutions Inc 31 $71,216 88.57%
It Resources Inc 31 $85,340 91.18%
Vision3 Solutions Inc 31 $83,958 91.18%
Industek Group International Inc 31 $68,293 91.18%
Adva Optical Networking North America Inc 31 $81,865 91.18%
Scientific Games Corporation 31 $104,888 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sierracedar Llc 2 $118,394 33.33%
Greenberg Traurig Llp 2 $96,377 33.33%
Iqra Ventures Inc 2 $43,867 33.33%
Material In Motion Llc 2 $91,084 33.33%
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak Stewart Pc 2 $107,859 33.33%
Casemate 2 $63,835 33.33%
Spring Mobile Solutions Usa Inc 2 $144,934 33.33%
Clyde Industries Inc 2 $81,994 33.33%
Don Evans Inc 2 $82,399 33.33%
Thompson Hancock Witte Associates Inc 2 $66,217 33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 96,234 $73,708 92.37%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,183 $81,559 92.09%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,341 $82,291 95.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,162 $79,607 85.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,743 $51,752 71.60%
Other Computer Related Services 5,805 $74,393 90.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,966 $78,708 97.33%
Engineering Services 3,500 $72,340 91.00%
Management Consulting Services 3,428 $74,943 97.33%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,900 $88,063 94.99%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 824 $21,767 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 593 $23,866 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 347 $25,642 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 301 $26,039 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 263 $24,071 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 106 $25,679 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 98 $25,521 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 88 $25,098 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 79 $25,446 100.00%

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