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 %
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 %
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 315 $85,068 92.11%
Bor Usga Obo Augusta University 315 $50,891 92.38%
Boss Technologies Inc 312 $65,977 91.76%
Amdocs Inc 311 $89,992 92.28%
Amazon Web Services Inc 310 $98,555 92.26%
Open Systems Inc 309 $71,189 92.51%
System Soft Technologies Llc 307 $75,065 92.75%
Oracle America Inc 304 $100,174 92.40%
Savannah College Of Art And Design Inc 304 $57,662 92.40%
Opensoft Inc 303 $53,963 93.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greensky Administrative Services Llc 22 $83,880 30.14%
Sita Inc 22 $90,146 30.14%
American Bankers Insurance Company Of Florida 21 $105,926 29.58%
Matrix Resources Inc 21 $106,571 29.58%
Veridic Solutions Llc 21 $101,953 29.58%
Infotech Prism Llc Dba Cirruslabs 20 $110,274 29.41%
Blackrock Financial Management 20 $96,719 29.41%
Intelligrated Software Llc 20 $102,380 29.85%
First Data Technologies Inc 20 $100,333 29.85%
Turner Broadcasting System Inc 20 $90,485 30.30%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 1 $52,800 100.00%
Veneer Plywood And Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 1 $76,440 100.00%
Snack And Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars 1 $26,853 100.00%
Specialty Canning 1 $37,960 100.00%
Personal Care Services 1 $63,170 100.00%
Gypsum Product Manufacturing 1 $126,984 100.00%
Urban Transit Systems 1 $50,773 100.00%
Plate Work Manufacturing 1 $56,077 100.00%
Bolt Nut Screw Rivet And Washer Manufacturing 1 $37,877 100.00%
Wood Preservation 1 $102,045 100.00%
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