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 %
Genpact Llc	582	$79,030	89.54%
Interactive Communications International Inc	549	$89,122	87.00%
Deloitte Touche Llp	544	$66,471	90.22%
Airwatch Llc	537	$69,313	91.95%
Community Rehabilitation Services Inc	525	$63,005	93.58%
The University Of Georgia	520	$44,177	94.03%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	512	$91,650	92.75%
Delta Air Lines Inc	507	$102,347	92.18%
Truist Bank	492	$103,414	89.45%
Infotech Prism Llc	489	$71,875	89.07%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Acuity Brands Lighting	42	$94,012	31.34%
Exlabesa Extrusion Tifton Inc	42	$21,890	31.58%
Sewon America Inc	41	$52,027	31.54%
Lg Hausys America Inc	39	$62,740	30.23%
La Cosecha Xix Llc	38	$20,565	29.46%
Hughes Telematics Inc	38	$90,468	30.16%
Elavon Inc	38	$93,191	32.48%
Macys Systems And Technology	37	$95,842	31.90%
Positive Group Llc	37	$112,095	31.90%
Randstad General Partner Us Llc	37	$97,026	31.90%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	17	$55,349	85.00%
Residential Property Managers	17	$53,955	89.47%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	16	$78,461	84.21%
Utility System Construction	16	$70,917	84.21%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	16	$57,268	84.21%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	16	$87,528	84.21%
Professional Organizations	16	$69,467	88.89%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	16	$46,065	88.89%
Other Insurance Related Activities	16	$73,201	88.89%
Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Hydronics Merchant Wholesalers	16	$66,293	88.89%

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.