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 %
Validation Engineers 37 $82,744 88.10%
Manufacturing Engineers 36 $81,491 85.71%
Supply Chain Managers 35 $105,239 85.37%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $42,143 82.93%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $51,293 82.93%
Interpreters and Translators 33 $31,498 82.50%
Mathematicians 33 $72,472 82.50%
Pharmacists 33 $85,813 84.62%
Mechatronics Engineers 32 $78,967 82.05%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 32 $46,320 88.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Colombia 133 $40,711 46.83%
Bangladesh 110 $38,686 38.87%
Nigeria 95 $48,421 34.93%
El Salvador 90 $28,004 35.71%
Philippines 85 $4,358,515 40.28%
Germany 79 $80,421 44.13%
Cambodia 78 $20,959 48.15%
United Kingdom 73 $85,212 48.34%
South Africa 58 $76,966 46.77%
Ghana 56 $36,296 47.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shaw Industries Group Inc 18 $89,348 90.00%
Techconnect Inc 18 $60,796 90.00%
Stem Xpert Llc 18 $52,109 90.00%
Comet Global Consulting Llc 18 $60,618 90.00%
Formac Inc 18 $83,887 90.00%
Virtustream Inc 18 $96,339 90.00%
Dataquad Inc 18 $86,002 90.00%
Harman Connected Services Inc 18 $84,813 90.00%
Itential Inc 18 $92,297 90.00%
Micron Technology Inc 18 $105,324 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Omega Systems Group Inc 1 $102,315 33.33%
Elif I Fine Jewelry 1 $121,077 33.33%
Alstom Grid Inc 1 $63,107 33.33%
Devale Industries Inc 1 $50,003 33.33%
Nova Solutions Group Llc 1 $89,461 33.33%
Affordable Medical Resources 1 $76,419 33.33%
Sunstar Usa Inc 1 $58,656 33.33%
Bonamar Corporation 1 $99,382 33.33%
General Stewert Management Llc 1 $47,882 33.33%
The Board Of Education For The City Of Decatur 1 $54,390 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%

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