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 %
Social Science Research Assistants	49	$38,988	84.48%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	48	$34,996	84.21%
Veterinarians	48	$79,264	84.21%
Clergy	47	$34,071	82.46%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	47	$67,439	83.93%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	46	$44,643	83.64%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	46	$46,547	83.64%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	45	$84,754	83.33%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	44	$40,284	84.62%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	44	$47,680	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Materials Scientists	9	$78,109	33.33%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	9	$63,817	33.33%
Chiropractors	9	$31,673	33.33%
Treasurers and Controllers	9	$77,302	33.33%
Economists	9	$76,773	34.62%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$31,261	34.62%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	9	$18,214	34.62%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	8	$47,070	32.00%
Web Developers	8	$81,799	32.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	8	$33,769	32.00%

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 %
Vmware Inc	737	$94,207	94.73%
Mindtree Limited	734	$72,936	95.32%
Adp Technology Services Inc	730	$100,593	95.05%
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation	726	$89,818	96.67%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc	701	$112,819	93.59%
Adroix Corp	663	$56,367	89.59%
Object Frontier Inc	633	$59,630	89.66%
Ncr Corporation	607	$87,621	89.26%
Dw Practice Llc	596	$55,826	88.69%
Argha Services Inc	584	$57,418	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Honeywell International Inc	56	$110,858	31.82%
University Of North Georgia	56	$44,326	32.00%
Object Frontier Inc	52	$105,996	30.59%
Amazon Web Services Inc	50	$111,654	29.41%
Secureworks Inc	48	$88,755	30.19%
Unicorn Technologies Llc	48	$84,438	32.65%
Knowledge Resources Group Inc	47	$49,448	32.41%
S2 It Group Llc	46	$79,051	31.94%
Nebula Partners Llc	44	$96,597	31.21%
Valuelabs Inc	42	$115,151	29.79%

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.