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 %
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 %
Prokarma Inc 338 $92,851 92.86%
Agility Technologies Llc 336 $54,312 93.33%
Knowledge Resources Group Inc 334 $52,310 93.82%
Objects On Net Inc 332 $70,478 93.52%
Orpine Inc 328 $63,651 93.18%
Essential Technologies Inc 327 $60,273 93.16%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 325 $99,011 93.39%
Honeywell International Inc 323 $109,119 93.08%
R2 Technologies Corporation 318 $86,562 92.17%
Amazoncom Services Llc 316 $87,433 91.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Material Handling Systems Inc 24 $107,262 28.57%
Gp Mfg Inc 23 $18,221 28.75%
Sermavica Llc 23 $20,530 29.49%
Actimize Inc 23 $89,177 29.87%
Softpros Inc 23 $75,171 30.67%
Bank Of America 23 $71,193 30.67%
Smart Erp Solutions Inc 23 $109,512 31.08%
Landis Gyr Technology Inc 22 $99,117 29.73%
La Cosecha Xii Llc 22 $21,643 30.14%
La Cosecha Xvi Llc 22 $21,790 30.14%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community Housing Services 1 $38,459 100.00%
Home And Garden Equipment Repair And Maintenance 1 $36,171 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 1 $78,811 100.00%
Other Personal And Household Goods Repair And Maintenance 1 $56,826 100.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $110,261 100.00%
Justice Public Order And Safety Activities 1 $208,000 100.00%
Packing And Crating 1 $56,493 100.00%
Trusts Estates And Agency Accounts 1 $107,141 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 1 $76,690 100.00%
Building Inspection Services 1 $56,389 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage