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 %
Cogent Infotech Corporation	42	$64,028	89.36%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp	42	$57,267	89.36%
Cotiviti Usa Llc	42	$95,787	89.36%
Adbakx Llc	42	$74,568	89.36%
Fleetcor Technologies Inc	42	$115,544	89.36%
Flowers Bakeries Llc	42	$86,339	89.36%
Jvion Inc	42	$78,902	91.30%
Up2date Technologies Llc	42	$84,575	91.30%
Ciber Inc	42	$78,949	91.30%
Bain Company Inc	42	$94,946	91.30%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Precision Personnel Inc	3	$116,515	33.33%
Hyatt Corporation	3	$65,458	33.33%
Synaptics Inc	3	$127,691	33.33%
Augusta Korean Methodist Church Inc	3	$42,674	33.33%
Kjy Restaurant Inc	3	$24,690	33.33%
Top Tours Inc	3	$39,985	33.33%
Cajun Cafe Savannah Llc	3	$21,632	33.33%
Bland Farms Llc	2	$53,342	22.22%
Gunn Meyerhoff Shay Architects Pc	2	$81,172	22.22%
Georgia Pacific Building Products Llc	2	$97,968	22.22%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	11	$72,670	91.67%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	11	$85,760	91.67%
Other Sound Recording Industries	11	$87,897	91.67%
Fiber Yarn And Thread Mills	11	$78,255	91.67%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing	11	$78,664	91.67%
Translation And Interpretation Services	11	$58,236	91.67%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	11	$80,205	91.67%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	11	$72,690	91.67%
Rubber Product Manufacturing For Mechanical Use	11	$80,316	91.67%
Adhesive Manufacturing	10	$66,905	83.33%

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.