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 %
Kenya 54 $29,465 48.21%
Turkey 52 $65,629 53.06%
Taiwan 45 $58,282 55.56%
Iran 39 $64,513 48.75%
Israel 36 $84,965 45.00%
France 36 $84,124 48.00%
Zimbabwe 34 $25,766 45.33%
Russia 34 $69,807 49.28%
Australia 30 $93,243 45.45%
Italy 28 $73,105 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kpit Infosystems Inc 18 $59,202 90.00%
Param Consulting Services Inc 18 $62,256 90.00%
Ramps International Inc 18 $81,101 90.00%
Ohmshiv Construction Llc 18 $59,969 90.00%
Wsp Usa Inc 18 $74,046 90.00%
Sv Tech Inc 18 $86,653 90.00%
Afs Logistics Llc 18 $69,168 90.00%
Inp North America Inc 18 $70,973 90.00%
Dorabot Inc 18 $74,329 90.00%
Ford Motor Company 18 $95,430 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bell And Howellllc 1 $64,355 33.33%
Kw International Ga Inc 1 $153,213 33.33%
Mdsallc 1 $75,338 33.33%
Nasser Heavy Equipment 1 $98,114 33.33%
J J Golf Inc 1 $81,224 33.33%
Wildhorse Amusement Company 1 $64,834 33.33%
Kcuc Inc 1 $25,792 33.33%
Avalon Vision Solutions Llc 1 $62,150 33.33%
Hjc Southern Group Llc 1 $23,733 33.33%
Br Industrial Automation Corporation 1 $88,005 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