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 %
Sri Lanka 18 $73,857 48.65%
Ukraine 17 $65,636 47.22%
Romania 17 $60,249 47.22%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 44.12%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $64,868 50.00%
Indonesia 15 $64,270 50.00%
Cameroon 14 $40,311 51.85%
Malaysia 13 $78,085 50.00%
Costa Rica 12 $84,174 50.00%
Egypt 11 $79,909 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Expedent Corp 20 $77,829 86.96%
Niit Technologies Inc 20 $99,342 86.96%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 20 $77,253 86.96%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 20 $84,291 86.96%
Innovative Consulting Solutions Llc 20 $77,470 86.96%
Softcom Systems Inc 20 $73,548 86.96%
Metrix It Solutions Inc 20 $94,604 86.96%
Novelty Infotechinc 20 $85,053 86.96%
Okta Inc 20 $121,669 86.96%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 20 $125,134 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lg Machinery Service Llc 1 $34,237 25.00%
Nottingham Antiques 1 $38,064 25.00%
Revolution Global Consulting Services Llc 1 $113,693 25.00%
Total Performance Consulting 1 $67,434 25.00%
Athens Pulmonary And Sleep Medicind P C 1 $224,411 25.00%
Ally Group Inc Dba Marietta Luxury Motors 1 $81,432 25.00%
Golden Pines Properties Llc 1 $20,030 25.00%
Kims Acupuncture Chiropractic Pc 1 $47,091 25.00%
P K Express Llc 1 $16,952 25.00%
H Ky Associates Pc 1 $40,477 25.00%

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