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 %
Echostar Data Networks	32	$62,638	88.89%
Jnit Technologies Inc	32	$89,534	88.89%
Sage Software Inc	32	$89,120	88.89%
S4 Consultants Inc	32	$62,611	88.89%
Technology Consultants Inc	32	$64,982	88.89%
Verifone Inc	32	$88,928	91.43%
Fpt Usa Corporation	32	$97,696	91.43%
Telecom Technology Services Inc	32	$67,250	91.43%
The Rainmaker Group Holdings Inc	32	$73,795	91.43%
Horizon Technologies Inc	32	$52,968	91.43%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Serta Simmons Bedding Llc	2	$105,238	33.33%
Weichuan Usa Inc	2	$69,618	33.33%
Sunsky Enterprises Llc	2	$27,664	33.33%
Diamond Jubilee Of Atlanta Llc	2	$57,211	33.33%
Radial	2	$89,513	33.33%
Taylor Lee Associates Llc	2	$43,046	33.33%
Piedmont Newnan Hospital	2	$41,902	33.33%
Jrt Corporation	2	$25,345	33.33%
Idom Inc	2	$69,493	33.33%
Linde Wiemann Us Inc	2	$71,209	33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	886	$96,730	88.60%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	848	$158,150	86.53%
Aircraft Manufacturing	672	$89,674	83.90%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	661	$96,248	91.42%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	637	$63,094	92.59%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	544	$68,930	80.59%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	531	$83,228	92.03%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	502	$79,890	87.46%
Marketing Consulting Services	496	$76,632	87.79%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	494	$96,873	95.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	75	$83,233	29.76%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	73	$67,126	29.92%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	71	$88,897	31.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	69	$85,964	30.80%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	69	$27,878	31.80%
Home Health Care Services	67	$31,438	31.16%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	64	$83,235	30.77%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	58	$72,431	28.29%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	57	$5,461,937	27.80%
Telecommunications	52	$83,680	26.53%

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.