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%
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 %
Quality Matrix Inc 54 $74,876 88.52%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 54 $58,881 88.52%
Merchant E Solutions Inc 54 $101,003 88.52%
Brillio Llc 54 $84,147 88.52%
Av Enterprise Inc 54 $72,320 88.52%
Georgia Gwinnett College 54 $43,913 88.52%
Management Health Systems Llc 54 $45,288 90.00%
Keysight Technologies Inc 54 $107,034 90.00%
Globallogic Inc 53 $101,238 88.33%
Deposco Inc 53 $95,570 88.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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