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 %
Enrich It Inc	30	$59,543	90.91%
Sunplus Data Group	30	$69,488	90.91%
United Parcel Service General Services Co	30	$92,122	90.91%
Cybage Software Inc	30	$64,913	90.91%
Kimberly Clark Usa Llc	30	$104,072	90.91%
Atlanticus Services Corporation	30	$85,388	90.91%
The Devereux Foundation	30	$35,453	90.91%
Perkins Will Inc	30	$50,831	90.91%
Margin10 Consulting Llc	30	$72,025	90.91%
Intuites Llc	30	$85,080	90.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Multi Stone Llc	2	$23,421	33.33%
Fti Llc	2	$83,408	33.33%
Alight Solutions Llc	2	$90,428	33.33%
Munters Corporation	2	$104,894	33.33%
Industrial Access Inc	2	$111,550	33.33%
Druvi Infosys Llc	2	$95,805	33.33%
Jaffary Group Llc	2	$40,518	33.33%
Cooper Machine Co Inc	2	$59,540	33.33%
The Omnitrust Technologies Llc	2	$91,146	33.33%
Hospital Authority Of Tift County Georgia	2	$188,781	33.33%

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.