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 %
Medical and Health Services Managers 71 $79,715 84.52%
Psychiatrists 69 $164,506 83.13%
Compliance Officers 68 $49,516 83.95%
Logistics Analysts 68 $62,408 83.95%
Judicial Law Clerks 67 $40,420 84.81%
Bioinformatics Scientists 67 $66,833 84.81%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 66 $56,349 83.54%
Soil and Plant Scientists 64 $42,555 81.01%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 62 $49,121 79.49%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 62 $43,318 82.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Purchasing Managers 12 $121,006 38.71%
Pediatricians, General 12 $117,063 38.71%
Medical and Health Services Managers 12 $13,102,211 40.00%
Compliance Officers 11 $50,580 36.67%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $43,735 37.93%
Interior Designers 11 $43,695 37.93%
Veterinarians 11 $77,553 37.93%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 11 $58,578 37.93%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 10 $57,670 34.48%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 10 $68,794 34.48%
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 %
Sudan 2 $57,502 66.67%
Moldova 2 $59,041 66.67%
Algeria 1 $17,555 33.33%
Kazakhstan 1 $47,520 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $71,240 33.33%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 33.33%
Mali 1 $38,520 33.33%
Afghanistan 1 $24,898 50.00%
Cayman Islands 1 $62,088 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $40,110 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,683 $70,322 99.57%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,511 $72,460 99.42%
Capgemini America Inc 5,853 $83,708 95.40%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,993 $87,481 98.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,811 $79,881 98.53%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,484 $81,120 98.64%
Accenture Llp 3,193 $82,339 98.46%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 77.80%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 79.41%
Capgemini Us Llc 2,029 $85,926 83.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 684 $20,829 38.13%
Harrison Poultry 648 $17,021 80.50%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 44.30%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 291 $106,788 44.91%
Smartsoft International Inc 235 $92,659 37.66%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.82%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 40.68%
Everest Computers Inc 141 $108,569 46.53%
Georgia State University 134 $44,010 45.89%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Military Armored Vehicle Tank And Tank Component Manufacturing 1 $82,098 50.00%
Fabric Mills 1 $57,616 50.00%
Iron Foundries 1 $33,446 50.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $38,522 50.00%
Periodical Publishers 1 $110,469 50.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills 1 $64,085 50.00%
Support Activities For Printing 1 $70,803 50.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $89,877 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 1 $48,630 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $151,801 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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