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 %
Accountants and Auditors	2,636	$58,532	92.85%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	2,345	$84,870	95.56%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	1,821	$80,398	93.34%
Mechanical Engineers	1,496	$72,204	90.39%
Information Technology Project Managers	1,392	$93,856	94.95%
Electrical Engineers	1,212	$77,159	90.65%
Financial Analysts	1,208	$68,413	90.90%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,162	$45,706	87.76%
Civil Engineers	1,090	$62,797	88.05%
Industrial Engineers	1,025	$74,694	85.49%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	2	$29,120	2.82%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	1	$27,914	1.49%
Agricultural Inspectors	1	$40,934	1.49%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1	$23,150	1.67%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	1	$20,257	2.17%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical Engineers	169	$87,504	43.33%
Database Administrators	163	$88,344	44.90%
Statisticians	159	$69,506	44.92%
Management Analysts	144	$96,406	46.91%
Mechanical Engineers	140	$79,346	52.04%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	139	$21,157	55.60%
Cooks, Restaurant	128	$22,488	62.14%
Internists, General	111	$130,540	54.68%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	109	$18,660	59.56%
Industrial Engineers	109	$75,295	60.89%

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 %
Italy	28	$73,105	45.90%
Peru	27	$39,892	45.00%
Guatemala	27	$23,006	48.21%
Honduras	26	$35,484	46.43%
Japan	23	$66,348	43.40%
Jamaica	23	$66,522	47.92%
Chile	22	$85,993	51.16%
Spain	22	$82,874	52.38%
Mongolia	20	$24,004	50.00%
Argentina	19	$97,837	51.35%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Northstar Technologies Inc	277	$62,342	92.95%
Everest Computers Inc	275	$66,602	92.28%
Imperio Inc	274	$75,270	92.57%
Infosmart Technologies Inc	271	$65,484	91.86%
Corpteq Solutions Inc	270	$63,835	92.47%
Ursi Technologies Inc	258	$79,245	89.90%
Competent Systems Inc	255	$53,844	88.85%
Samurai Infotech Llc	253	$62,521	88.46%
Systel Inc Of Delaware	252	$55,639	88.42%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	251	$86,958	89.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hashmap Inc	18	$101,022	29.03%
Synchrony Bank	18	$103,964	29.51%
Mobis Alabama Llc	18	$79,901	29.51%
Elite Solutions Inc	18	$95,086	29.51%
Color Imaging Inc	17	$62,951	28.81%
Travelport Lp	17	$107,960	28.81%
Niit Technologies Inc	17	$146,522	28.81%
Argha Services Inc	17	$110,657	28.81%
Hd Supply Inc	17	$111,176	29.31%
Corporate Employment Resources Inc	17	$92,205	29.82%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	96,234	$73,708	92.37%
Computer Systems Design Services	15,183	$81,559	92.09%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	11,341	$82,291	95.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	8,162	$79,607	85.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	6,743	$51,752	71.60%
Other Computer Related Services	5,805	$74,393	90.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,966	$78,708	97.33%
Engineering Services	3,500	$72,340	91.00%
Management Consulting Services	3,428	$74,943	97.33%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,900	$88,063	94.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	824	$21,767	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	593	$23,866	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	347	$25,642	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	301	$26,039	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	263	$24,071	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	106	$25,679	100.00%
Crop Production	105	$25,816	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	98	$25,521	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	88	$25,098	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	79	$25,446	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	604	$92,325	6.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	528	$207,191	9.22%
Full Service Restaurants	448	$24,508	23.12%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	337	$108,715	25.82%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	275	$104,749	26.39%
Commercial Banking	254	$77,217	36.23%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	229	$19,241	36.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	217	$98,484	35.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	215	$98,569	40.72%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	194	$96,498	43.30%

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.