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 %
Emory University	2,000	$56,367	90.54%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	1,888	$73,607	93.42%
Hcl America Inc	1,511	$81,112	86.44%
Ibm Corporation	1,476	$83,337	86.32%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	1,476	$70,642	95.91%
Wipro Limited	1,328	$72,466	92.67%
Microsoft Corporation	1,317	$86,265	95.99%
Smartsoft International Inc	1,257	$62,833	94.16%
Manhattan Associates Inc	1,256	$91,358	94.94%
Georgia Institute Of Technology	1,115	$51,476	84.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc	129	$96,733	44.18%
Byteware Inc	117	$80,564	40.21%
Symbioun Technologies Inc	105	$81,377	37.50%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc	100	$17,788	37.88%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc	96	$92,328	36.64%
Lanier Cold Storage Llc	90	$20,946	34.88%
Truist Bank	87	$82,577	34.80%
It Division Inc	86	$94,952	34.96%
Legendary Meats Llc	86	$22,649	35.68%
Georgia Plating Inc	71	$18,480	30.21%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	223	$63,454	90.65%
Other Accounting Services	221	$68,702	90.95%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	211	$75,656	87.19%
Satellite Telecommunications	205	$109,783	89.52%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	204	$100,615	93.15%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	180	$97,640	90.45%
Environmental Consulting Services	171	$65,865	87.24%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	168	$66,369	86.60%
Advertising Agencies	167	$68,024	89.30%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	165	$90,712	88.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Strawberry Farming	4	$22,683	100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries	4	$26,593	100.00%
Wheat Farming	4	$25,953	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	3	$24,495	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$24,752	66.67%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings	2	$26,686	100.00%
Food Manufacturing	2	$24,648	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	2	$26,686	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	1	$24,565	50.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers	1	$24,565	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Support Services	25	$96,828	25.25%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	24	$110,359	25.00%
Satellite Telecommunications	23	$103,316	24.73%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	23	$46,852	26.44%
Travel Agencies	23	$61,952	27.06%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	23	$70,468	30.67%
Photographic Film Paper Plate Chemical And Copy Toner Manufacturing	19	$67,019	25.33%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	18	$94,958	24.32%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	18	$60,211	24.66%
Used Car Dealers	17	$64,482	23.29%

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.