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 %
Travelclick Inc	31	$100,435	91.18%
Cybersource Corporation	31	$100,840	91.18%
Headstream Inc	31	$79,113	91.18%
Unicorn Technologiesllc	31	$93,971	91.18%
Cogent Healthcare Of Macon Llc	31	$181,746	91.18%
Liaison Technologies Inc	31	$64,827	91.18%
I28 Technologies Corporation	31	$77,939	91.18%
Hamilton Medical Center Inc	30	$193,167	88.24%
Apptrics Llc	30	$89,996	88.24%
Aspire Tech Llc	30	$88,232	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Windham Brannon Llc	2	$62,993	33.33%
Forizon Corp Inc	2	$65,000	33.33%
Brazilian Wood Depot	2	$57,751	33.33%
Lindner Usa Inc	2	$49,733	33.33%
Chamber It Inc	2	$59,197	33.33%
Cobb Landscaping	2	$20,550	33.33%
Greene County School System	2	$51,220	33.33%
Pie America Publishing Inc Dba The Korea Times	2	$29,817	33.33%
Textron Specialized Vehicles A Division Of Textro	2	$92,716	33.33%
Diamond Diamonds	2	$45,427	33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm And Garden Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$51,865	100.00%
Pipeline Transportation Of Refined Petroleum Products	2	$116,482	100.00%
All Other Automotive Repair And Maintenance	2	$58,698	100.00%
Other Publishers	2	$102,877	100.00%
Photographic Services	2	$103,625	100.00%
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Carriers Except Satellite	2	$109,055	100.00%
Explosives Manufacturing	2	$62,161	100.00%
Printing	2	$89,898	100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing	2	$66,664	100.00%
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$42,703	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.