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 %
Rule Joy Trammell Rubio Llc	32	$50,041	88.89%
N2 Services Inc	32	$57,519	88.89%
Jacada Inc	32	$84,079	88.89%
Ssa Tech Inc	32	$85,911	88.89%
Cricket Wireless Llc	32	$106,478	88.89%
Onyx Infosoft Inc	32	$61,330	88.89%
Maruthi Technologies Llc	32	$62,040	88.89%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc	32	$80,291	88.89%
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc	32	$87,285	88.89%
Smart Works Llc	32	$80,793	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gentiva Health Services Inc	2	$85,842	33.33%
Abacsga Llc	2	$36,733	33.33%
Park Associates Pc	2	$51,605	33.33%
Advanced Integrated Medicine Llc	2	$30,847	33.33%
Underwood University Inc	2	$56,493	33.33%
Umer Brother Beauty Llc	2	$35,090	33.33%
Alpla Inc	2	$95,639	33.33%
Ibase Of Fairfield County Llc	2	$101,182	33.33%
Proinfy Solutions Llc	2	$71,105	33.33%
Piedmont Medical Care Coorporation	2	$121,587	33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	886	$96,730	88.60%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	848	$158,150	86.53%
Aircraft Manufacturing	672	$89,674	83.90%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	661	$96,248	91.42%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	637	$63,094	92.59%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	544	$68,930	80.59%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	531	$83,228	92.03%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	502	$79,890	87.46%
Marketing Consulting Services	496	$76,632	87.79%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	494	$96,873	95.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	23	$25,454	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	21	$22,990	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	19	$26,837	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	18	$25,515	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	16	$24,859	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	14	$24,926	100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	13	$24,363	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	12	$22,071	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	11	$24,871	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$25,113	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	75	$83,233	29.76%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	73	$67,126	29.92%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	71	$88,897	31.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	69	$85,964	30.80%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	69	$27,878	31.80%
Home Health Care Services	67	$31,438	31.16%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	64	$83,235	30.77%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	58	$72,431	28.29%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	57	$5,461,937	27.80%
Telecommunications	52	$83,680	26.53%

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.