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)

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 %
Patni Americas Inc 166 $62,388 87.37%
Virtusa Corporation 163 $82,234 87.17%
Natsoft Corporation 162 $79,852 88.04%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 162 $102,404 88.04%
Vuesol Technologies Inc 162 $66,413 88.52%
Reflexis Systems Inc 160 $72,041 87.43%
Eis Technologies Inc 160 $77,259 88.89%
Microland Limited 159 $68,154 88.83%
Hexacorp Llc 159 $73,504 88.83%
Mckesson Corporation 159 $95,128 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Softvision Llc 12 $76,470 28.57%
Jj Techsystems Inc 12 $104,499 28.57%
Porsche Cars North America Inc 12 $121,597 29.27%
Jefferson County Board Of Education 12 $35,185 29.27%
Cogent Healthcare Of Macon Llc 11 $169,047 26.83%
Geonamic Systems Inc 11 $57,639 27.50%
Home Depot Management Company Llc 11 $103,867 28.21%
Principle Solutions Group Llc 11 $83,280 28.21%
Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company 11 $84,145 28.21%
Axis Specialty Us Services Inc 11 $97,813 28.95%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Military Armored Vehicle Tank And Tank Component Manufacturing 1 $82,098 50.00%
Fabric Mills 1 $57,616 50.00%
Iron Foundries 1 $33,446 50.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $38,522 50.00%
Periodical Publishers 1 $110,469 50.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills 1 $64,085 50.00%
Support Activities For Printing 1 $70,803 50.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $89,877 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 1 $48,630 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $151,801 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage