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 %
Social and Community Service Managers 25 $56,920 80.65%
Robotics Engineers 24 $93,973 82.76%
Lodging Managers 23 $41,343 82.14%
Rehabilitation Counselors 23 $35,460 82.14%
Surgeons 23 $162,321 82.14%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 22 $51,229 81.48%
Recreation Workers 21 $22,151 80.77%
Optometrists 21 $86,293 80.77%
Administrative Services Managers 20 $54,311 76.92%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 20 $81,619 83.33%
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 %
Aventerpriseinc 24 $68,156 92.31%
First Consulting Group Llc 24 $70,540 92.31%
E Business International Inc 24 $77,210 92.31%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 24 $79,227 92.31%
Avventis Inc 24 $72,135 92.31%
Fabriccom Inc 24 $74,214 92.31%
Insight Global Llc 23 $108,863 88.46%
Savantis Solutions Llc 23 $97,449 88.46%
Silverxis Inc 23 $81,116 88.46%
Sun Technologies Inc 23 $71,651 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koling Enterprisesllc 1 $34,653 25.00%
J B She Inc 1 $24,108 25.00%
Pp Investments Inc 1 $45,573 25.00%
Coker Consulting Llc Dba The Coker Group 1 $60,861 25.00%
Ucb 1 $48,318 25.00%
Atlanta Oriental Food Wholesale Co 1 $26,458 25.00%
National Credit Counseling Service 1 $60,778 25.00%
Sailors Engineering Associates Inc 1 $61,152 25.00%
Global Payments Holding Company 1 $83,512 25.00%
Delta Delivery Service Llc 1 $50,773 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 74 $24,527 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 59 $25,950 100.00%
Apiculture 56 $24,869 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 46 $22,195 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 37 $24,511 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
Potato Farming 35 $26,221 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 28 $25,845 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 23 $23,997 100.00%

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