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 %
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 %
Tek Services Llc	303	$61,301	94.39%
Rapidit Inc	296	$76,042	92.79%
Docmation Llc	296	$72,119	92.79%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc	294	$86,095	92.16%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	294	$89,061	92.45%
Syntel Consulting Inc	288	$60,703	90.85%
T Mobile Usa Inc	286	$104,403	91.08%
Ecovue Solutions Llc	284	$84,754	90.73%
Softech International Resources Inc	283	$67,638	91.88%
Deloitte Tax Llp	277	$61,990	92.33%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Red Clay Consulting	20	$77,407	30.30%
Magnum Opus It Inc	20	$102,501	30.30%
Tekniti Llc	20	$83,017	30.30%
Powermind Solutons Inc	20	$106,112	31.25%
Rwaltz Software Services Group Inc	19	$88,275	29.69%
Edifecs Inc	19	$97,779	29.69%
Ursi Technologies Inc	18	$85,370	28.57%
Cooper Lighting Llc	18	$116,461	28.57%
Xl Softek Inc	18	$106,970	29.03%
Wellstar Medical Group Llc	18	$207,020	29.03%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	307	$92,487	89.24%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	299	$79,958	89.79%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	299	$82,555	93.73%
Other Management Consulting Services	280	$79,206	89.17%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	249	$86,746	88.61%
Soft Drink Manufacturing	248	$97,735	90.51%
Sales Financing	248	$87,937	90.51%
Professional Employer Organizations	233	$85,733	86.94%
Motor Vehicle Supplies And New Parts Merchant Wholesalers	228	$96,810	85.71%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	225	$88,435	90.36%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	7	$24,529	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	6	$23,320	100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing	6	$26,492	100.00%
Landscaping Services	6	$22,180	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	6	$25,369	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	6	$25,056	100.00%
Corn Farming	6	$22,814	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing	5	$25,372	100.00%
Apple Orchards	5	$24,403	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	4	$22,504	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sales Financing	31	$84,747	25.20%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank	31	$97,426	26.05%
Lumber Plywood Millwork And Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	31	$88,295	26.27%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	29	$32,306	24.79%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	29	$96,689	26.85%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	28	$105,911	25.93%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	27	$64,185	25.71%
Warehousing And Storage	27	$23,490	25.96%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing	27	$102,709	26.21%
Environmental Consulting Services	26	$74,680	25.49%

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.