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 %
Yash Solutions Llc 65 $80,556 85.53%
Rolta International Inc 65 $59,370 85.53%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 65 $77,188 85.53%
Rivi Consulting Group Inc 65 $74,032 85.53%
Ciena Corporation 65 $96,119 86.67%
Cellco Partnership 65 $95,050 86.67%
Itcaps Llc 64 $86,066 85.33%
Columbus State University 64 $44,984 85.33%
Sysintelli Inc 64 $73,531 86.49%
Techno Comp Inc 64 $76,421 86.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First Advantage Background Services Corp 4 $130,219 26.67%
Cloudingest Inc 4 $84,704 26.67%
Tekcell Llc 4 $55,791 26.67%
Victory Business Solutions Inc 4 $111,036 26.67%
Ggk Technologies Inc 4 $105,310 26.67%
Cyber World Electronic Llc 4 $67,325 26.67%
Epiuse Labs Llc 4 $73,845 28.57%
Capco Corp Dba Mall Of Georgia Chrysler Dodge Jeep 4 $40,331 28.57%
Greenwood Star Llc 4 $83,616 28.57%
Hirez Studios Inc 4 $57,497 28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $91,978 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $116,449 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $87,246 100.00%
Other Legal Services 2 $85,800 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $107,099 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 2 $61,724 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 2 $142,002 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $42,100 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 2 $96,294 100.00%
Other Community Housing Services 2 $53,331 100.00%
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