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 %
Physicists	61	$63,225	82.43%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	61	$50,449	82.43%
Purchasing Managers	61	$93,772	84.72%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	60	$48,231	85.71%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	59	$41,617	86.76%
Architectural Drafters	59	$50,197	86.76%
Technical Writers	58	$59,633	86.57%
Urban and Regional Planners	52	$52,787	78.79%
Logistics Engineers	52	$62,007	82.54%
Natural Sciences Managers	51	$77,857	83.61%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Food Scientists and Technologists	10	$56,014	35.71%
Budget Analysts	10	$58,590	35.71%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	10	$68,794	35.71%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	10	$39,807	35.71%
Biomedical Engineers	10	$83,637	35.71%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	10	$57,670	35.71%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$40,513	35.71%
Food Service Managers	10	$54,269	35.71%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	9	$18,214	33.33%
Accountants	9	$50,186	33.33%

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 %
Diligent Group Llc	34	$86,301	89.47%
Dalton State College	34	$40,036	89.47%
Dougherty County School District	34	$52,745	89.47%
Sel Engineering Services Inc	34	$86,389	89.47%
Sadup Softech Llc	34	$94,268	89.47%
Pnr Software Solutions Corporation	34	$81,103	89.47%
Twilio Inc	34	$108,600	89.47%
Humetis Tehnologies Inc	34	$84,520	89.47%
Hh Telecom Services Inc	34	$66,075	89.47%
Itential Llc	34	$79,763	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lake City International Farmers Markets Llc	2	$58,791	28.57%
Mr Halal Products Inc	2	$40,789	28.57%
Ls Cleaners Llc	2	$17,389	28.57%
Magna Care Medical Specialists Llc	2	$171,475	28.57%
Chiangs Family Inc	2	$55,536	28.57%
Indegene Inc	2	$134,888	28.57%
Gainesville Dental Associates	2	$155,928	28.57%
Ls Tractor Usa Llc	2	$69,503	28.57%
Village Theatres Inc	2	$24,960	28.57%
Barrington Dairy Llc	2	$48,006	28.57%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	604	$92,325	6.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	528	$207,191	9.22%
Full Service Restaurants	448	$24,508	23.12%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	337	$108,715	25.82%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	275	$104,749	26.39%
Commercial Banking	254	$77,217	36.23%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	229	$19,241	36.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	217	$98,484	35.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	215	$98,569	40.72%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	194	$96,498	43.30%

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.