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 %
Persistent Systems Inc 99 $72,050 90.83%
Slalom Llc 99 $98,000 90.83%
First Tek Inc 99 $70,830 90.83%
Cox Communications 98 $99,220 89.91%
Sourceone Technology Solutions Inc 98 $70,784 90.74%
Xl Softek Inc 97 $79,781 89.81%
3i People Inc 97 $65,657 89.81%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 96 $83,954 89.72%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 96 $83,762 89.72%
Ltimindtree Limited 96 $85,925 89.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa 6 $74,547 26.09%
Inpatient Services Of Georgia Pc 6 $187,199 26.09%
Dimension Data North America 6 $81,567 26.09%
Newell Brands Inc 6 $123,105 26.09%
S9 Technologies Inc 6 $92,103 26.09%
Bgi Group Inc 6 $74,443 26.09%
Rule Joy Trammell Rubio Llc 6 $53,480 27.27%
Sandvik Mining And Construction Usa Llc 6 $90,879 27.27%
Fineos Corporation 6 $102,475 27.27%
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc 6 $82,951 27.27%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Military Armored Vehicle Tank And Tank Component Manufacturing 1 $82,098 50.00%
Fabric Mills 1 $57,616 50.00%
Iron Foundries 1 $33,446 50.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $38,522 50.00%
Periodical Publishers 1 $110,469 50.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills 1 $64,085 50.00%
Support Activities For Printing 1 $70,803 50.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $89,877 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 1 $48,630 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $151,801 100.00%
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