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%
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 %
Sri Lanka 18 $73,857 48.65%
Ukraine 17 $65,636 47.22%
Romania 17 $60,249 47.22%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 44.12%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $64,868 50.00%
Indonesia 15 $64,270 50.00%
Cameroon 14 $40,311 51.85%
Malaysia 13 $78,085 50.00%
Costa Rica 12 $84,174 50.00%
Egypt 11 $79,909 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,683 $70,322 99.57%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,511 $72,460 99.42%
Capgemini America Inc 5,853 $83,708 95.40%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,993 $87,481 98.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,811 $79,881 98.53%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,484 $81,120 98.64%
Accenture Llp 3,193 $82,339 98.46%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 77.80%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 79.41%
Capgemini Us Llc 2,029 $85,926 83.84%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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