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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bakers	14	$26,371	42.42%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	14	$83,647	42.42%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	14	$62,719	42.42%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$47,592	39.39%
Natural Sciences Managers	13	$98,352	39.39%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	13	$31,472	39.39%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	12	$43,490	37.50%
Purchasing Managers	12	$121,006	37.50%
Dishwashers	12	$17,898	37.50%
Medical and Health Services Managers	12	$13,102,211	37.50%

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 %
Petadigit Llc	178	$87,156	87.25%
Big Peach It Services Llc	178	$79,912	87.25%
Delta Information Systems Inc	177	$60,565	87.19%
Atos Syntel Inc	177	$79,171	88.50%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company	177	$95,146	90.31%
Tek Signature Llc	176	$70,686	90.72%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc	174	$98,215	89.69%
Conflux Systems Inc	174	$73,323	90.16%
Appridat Solutions Llc	172	$86,690	90.05%
Synechron Inc	168	$86,938	88.42%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Weg Electric Corp	13	$93,632	29.55%
Teknostars Inc	12	$92,813	27.27%
Att Mobility Services Llc	12	$89,609	27.91%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Regents University	12	$98,411	27.91%
Andritz Inc	12	$90,822	27.91%
Aptean Inc	12	$110,732	27.91%
Equifax Information Services	12	$110,969	28.57%
Unicon Inc	12	$17,139	28.57%
Ruppert Landscape Inc	12	$23,837	28.57%
C C Janitorial Llc	12	$17,742	28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	98	$81,984	87.50%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	98	$66,772	88.29%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	95	$83,467	87.16%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	94	$100,566	86.24%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	94	$96,981	87.04%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	94	$64,492	87.85%
All Other Insurance Related Activities	94	$88,523	88.68%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	92	$50,225	86.79%
Insurance Carriers	92	$87,281	89.32%
Office Administrative Services	89	$96,700	87.25%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	8	$92,474	18.60%
Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing For Residential Commercial And Appliance Use	8	$89,062	18.60%
Mining Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	8	$85,337	19.05%
Alumina And Aluminum Production And Processing	8	$87,961	19.05%
Nonresidential Building Construction	8	$63,609	19.05%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	8	$69,399	19.51%
Building Finishing Contractors	8	$55,375	20.51%
Cement Manufacturing	7	$73,798	17.95%
Security Systems Services	7	$44,473	18.92%
Residential Remodelers	7	$52,405	18.92%

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.