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 %
Vmware Inc	737	$94,207	94.73%
Mindtree Limited	734	$72,936	95.32%
Adp Technology Services Inc	730	$100,593	95.05%
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation	726	$89,818	96.67%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc	701	$112,819	93.59%
Adroix Corp	663	$56,367	89.59%
Object Frontier Inc	633	$59,630	89.66%
Ncr Corporation	607	$87,621	89.26%
Dw Practice Llc	596	$55,826	88.69%
Argha Services Inc	584	$57,418	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Honeywell International Inc	56	$110,858	31.82%
University Of North Georgia	56	$44,326	32.00%
Object Frontier Inc	52	$105,996	30.59%
Amazon Web Services Inc	50	$111,654	29.41%
Secureworks Inc	48	$88,755	30.19%
Unicorn Technologies Llc	48	$84,438	32.65%
Knowledge Resources Group Inc	47	$49,448	32.41%
S2 It Group Llc	46	$79,051	31.94%
Nebula Partners Llc	44	$96,597	31.21%
Valuelabs Inc	42	$115,151	29.79%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automobile Dealers	10	$61,932	90.91%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	10	$49,435	90.91%
Other Similar Organizations Except Business Professional Labor And Political Organizations	10	$48,758	90.91%
Mining Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	10	$68,410	90.91%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing	10	$76,286	90.91%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing	10	$78,510	90.91%
Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	10	$79,303	90.91%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	9	$83,803	81.82%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	9	$59,298	81.82%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	9	$97,799	81.82%

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.