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 %
Auditors	44	$58,712	89.80%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	42	$61,577	85.71%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	40	$44,773	83.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	40	$51,076	83.33%
Speech-Language Pathologists	40	$55,704	83.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	39	$33,933	84.78%
Biostatisticians	39	$70,678	86.67%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	38	$58,347	86.36%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	37	$50,359	86.05%
Art Directors	37	$68,424	86.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$46,099	32.00%
Procurement Clerks	8	$38,230	33.33%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$42,566	33.33%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	8	$46,907	33.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	8	$80,764	33.33%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$45,034	33.33%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	8	$47,070	34.78%
Human Resources Managers	7	$127,614	30.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7	$44,767	30.43%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	7	$43,879	30.43%

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 %
Greece	11	$69,148	45.83%
Lebanon	11	$75,619	47.83%
Jordan	11	$53,986	47.83%
Ecuador	10	$69,105	43.48%
United States Of America	10	$72,026	47.62%
Netherlands	10	$98,217	47.62%
Belgium	10	$86,385	50.00%
Dominican Republic	9	$41,239	50.00%
Bahamas	9	$81,350	52.94%
Singapore	8	$82,433	47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Depot Store Support Inc	33	$84,493	91.67%
Ipivot Llc	33	$82,966	91.67%
Cloudfen Llc	33	$87,919	91.67%
Inspire Resources Llc	33	$119,027	91.67%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc	33	$93,938	91.67%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	33	$126,522	91.67%
Feedzai Inc	32	$93,584	88.89%
Intel Corporation	32	$101,674	88.89%
Ukg Inc	32	$120,192	88.89%
Etechnologien Corporation	32	$46,649	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Drew Eckl Farnham Llp	2	$69,264	28.57%
Eagle Granite Countertops Llc	2	$35,485	33.33%
Kysor Warren Epta Us Corporation	2	$98,967	33.33%
Freudenbergnok General Partnership	2	$56,608	33.33%
Floyd Healthcare Management Inc	2	$174,460	33.33%
Siemens Mobility Inc	2	$85,935	33.33%
Zelin Investments Inc	2	$47,882	33.33%
Bottomline Technologies Inc	2	$121,139	33.33%
Jh Financial Service Inc	2	$67,725	33.33%
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Inc	2	$189,946	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%

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.