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 %
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 %
Google Llc 251 $90,012 91.94%
Sparity Inc 245 $63,964 91.42%
Savi Technologies Inc 241 $68,090 90.60%
Tsys 240 $87,780 90.57%
Talent9 Inc 238 $69,805 90.15%
Centers For Disease Control And Preventiondhhs 237 $58,912 91.86%
Softpath System Llc 237 $65,170 92.22%
Syrainfotek Llc 237 $78,314 92.22%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 236 $78,632 91.83%
Visionsoft International Inc 235 $56,102 91.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brightview Landscape Development Inc 17 $48,693 29.82%
Mitchell County Board Of Education 17 $47,675 29.82%
Northgatearinso 16 $98,097 28.07%
Epam Systems Inc 16 $78,582 28.07%
Hewlett Packard Company 16 $75,496 28.57%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 16 $92,822 28.57%
Intuites Llc 16 $109,617 28.57%
Vamana Systems Inc 16 $83,667 28.57%
Keysight Technologies Inc 16 $93,190 29.09%
Atronix Acquistion Corp 16 $101,191 29.63%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations 1 $84,032 100.00%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 1 $119,621 100.00%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors 1 $35,000 100.00%
Sawmills 1 $73,216 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $37,336 100.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 1 $71,698 100.00%
Locksmiths 1 $44,325 100.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools 1 $45,698 100.00%
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 1 $57,325 100.00%
Consumer Goods Rental 1 $116,376 100.00%
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