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 %
Unicorn Technologies Llc	234	$61,996	91.76%
Secureworks Inc	231	$87,676	92.03%
Kennesaw State University	231	$50,071	92.77%
Capricorn Systems Inc	231	$59,488	92.77%
Panasonic Corporation Of North America	230	$99,860	92.74%
Ntt Data Inc	224	$88,555	90.69%
Cira Infotech Inc	222	$70,607	91.74%
Birlasoft Inc	221	$62,988	92.08%
Sab Information Systems Inc	221	$55,856	92.86%
Vigna Inc	221	$55,724	92.86%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc	16	$111,846	29.63%
Peter K Lee Md Pc	15	$36,117	28.30%
Acadia Technologies Inc	15	$95,263	28.30%
Infor Global Solutions Inc	15	$83,753	28.30%
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc	15	$103,800	28.85%
Intralot Inc	15	$86,284	29.41%
Data Inc	15	$119,076	29.41%
Lx Hausys America Inc	15	$57,741	29.41%
First Data Merchant Services Llc	14	$97,257	27.45%
Rubicon Global Holdings Llc	14	$74,883	28.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Architectural Services	466	$50,973	90.49%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	361	$74,060	83.95%
Human Resources Consulting Services	349	$84,589	85.54%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	347	$90,722	85.26%
Computer Facilities Management Services	343	$84,815	86.84%
Offices Of Physicians	330	$171,482	85.27%
Scheduled Air Transportation	325	$100,683	84.20%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	318	$64,578	83.03%
Offices Of Lawyers	318	$67,986	84.35%
Temporary Help Services	313	$84,757	85.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Floriculture Production	10	$22,719	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	9	$24,202	100.00%
Peanut Farming	9	$25,526	100.00%
Other Animal Production	8	$25,004	100.00%
Hay Farming	8	$22,103	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	7	$24,401	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	7	$25,325	100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	7	$23,950	100.00%
Cotton Farming	7	$23,420	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	7	$24,166	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soft Drink Manufacturing	49	$95,511	25.26%
Offices Of Chiropractors	48	$40,273	27.43%
Sports And Recreation Instruction	45	$2,156,753	26.79%
Scheduled Air Transportation	44	$191,381	26.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	42	$51,711	26.25%
Professional Employer Organizations	39	$97,591	24.84%
Industrial Design Services	35	$102,081	23.33%
Industrial Building Construction	35	$70,721	23.49%
Credit Bureaus	34	$92,960	26.15%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing	32	$96,812	25.40%

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.