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 %
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 %
Emory University	2,000	$56,367	90.54%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	1,888	$73,607	93.42%
Hcl America Inc	1,511	$81,112	86.44%
Ibm Corporation	1,476	$83,337	86.32%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	1,476	$70,642	95.91%
Wipro Limited	1,328	$72,466	92.67%
Microsoft Corporation	1,317	$86,265	95.99%
Smartsoft International Inc	1,257	$62,833	94.16%
Manhattan Associates Inc	1,256	$91,358	94.94%
Georgia Institute Of Technology	1,115	$51,476	84.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc	129	$96,733	44.18%
Byteware Inc	117	$80,564	40.21%
Symbioun Technologies Inc	105	$81,377	37.50%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc	100	$17,788	37.88%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc	96	$92,328	36.64%
Lanier Cold Storage Llc	90	$20,946	34.88%
Truist Bank	87	$82,577	34.80%
It Division Inc	86	$94,952	34.96%
Legendary Meats Llc	86	$22,649	35.68%
Georgia Plating Inc	71	$18,480	30.21%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Business Support Services	15	$63,857	88.24%
Junior Colleges	15	$49,045	88.24%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$45,935	87.50%
Office Supplies Except Paper Manufacturing	14	$96,976	87.50%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing	14	$106,641	87.50%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading	14	$62,768	87.50%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing	14	$76,357	87.50%
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds	14	$89,063	87.50%
Refrigeration Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	14	$78,764	87.50%
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing	14	$100,587	87.50%

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.