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 %
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 %
Italy 28 $73,105 45.90%
Peru 27 $39,892 45.00%
Guatemala 27 $23,006 48.21%
Honduras 26 $35,484 46.43%
Japan 23 $66,348 43.40%
Jamaica 23 $66,522 47.92%
Chile 22 $85,993 51.16%
Spain 22 $82,874 52.38%
Mongolia 20 $24,004 50.00%
Argentina 19 $97,837 51.35%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turner Construction 18 $74,470 90.00%
American Bankers Life Assurance Company Of Florida 18 $76,751 90.00%
It Topspot Llc 18 $75,543 90.00%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 18 $84,059 90.00%
Cyber Resource Group Inc 18 $70,816 90.00%
Dynamik Design Partners Llc 18 $51,826 90.00%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 18 $67,436 90.00%
Icf Incorporated Llc 18 $63,626 90.00%
Compunet Services Inc 18 $62,691 90.00%
Avant Systems Inc 18 $68,636 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Al Falah Academy 1 $47,597 33.33%
Bce Financial Corporation Dba Mortgage Select 1 $21,778 33.33%
The Perfect Cleaners Incorporated 1 $25,792 33.33%
Barrington Dairy 1 $49,462 33.33%
Atadata Llc 1 $75,338 33.33%
A F Mailing Llc Dba The Ups Store 1 $52,166 33.33%
Education Management Corporation Llc Dba South Uni 1 $30,014 33.33%
Lending Science Dm Inc 1 $109,512 33.33%
Ye World Inc 1 $23,733 33.33%
Global Resource Alliance Dba Special T 1 $50,211 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