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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7	$44,767	30.43%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	7	$43,879	31.82%
Construction Laborers	7	$30,671	31.82%
Training and Development Specialists	7	$64,507	31.82%
Financial Specialists, All Other	7	$71,781	31.82%
Computer Network Support Specialists	7	$65,392	31.82%
Retail Salespersons	7	$19,237	31.82%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	7	$31,265	31.82%
Interpreters and Translators	7	$24,794	31.82%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	6	$58,347	27.27%

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 %
Arcadis Us Inc	108	$67,691	91.53%
Epi Use America Inc	108	$94,310	92.31%
Elite Solutions Inc	107	$54,236	91.45%
Technosoft Corporation	107	$76,117	91.45%
Optum Services Inc	107	$100,451	93.04%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc	106	$81,178	92.98%
Verizon Connect Inc	106	$105,243	92.98%
Veridic Solutions Llc	105	$82,438	92.11%
Novelty Infotech Inc	105	$61,219	92.11%
Mercer University	104	$68,501	92.04%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Towers Watson Pennsylvania Inc	7	$84,712	28.00%
Contelsys International Services	7	$72,964	28.00%
Corillian Corporation	7	$89,672	29.17%
Habif Arogeti Wynne Llp	7	$67,942	29.17%
Turner Broadcasting System Latin America Inc	7	$81,729	29.17%
C R Bard Inc	6	$82,105	25.00%
Logicblox Inc	6	$76,780	25.00%
Hewitt Associates Llc	6	$57,242	25.00%
Rollins Inc	6	$64,317	25.00%
Quickpartscom Inc	6	$63,104	25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Building Material And Supplies Dealers	2	$75,962	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	2	$73,050	100.00%
Business Schools And Computer And Management Training	2	$78,188	100.00%
Mixed Mode Transit Systems	2	$86,029	100.00%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	2	$72,592	100.00%
Executive Legislative And Other General Government Support	2	$33,103	100.00%
Copper Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying	2	$101,317	100.00%
Sand Gravel Clay And Ceramic And Refractory Minerals Mining And Quarrying	2	$99,050	100.00%
Caterers	2	$39,156	100.00%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$100,173	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.