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 %
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 %
Community Housing Services 1 $38,459 100.00%
Home And Garden Equipment Repair And Maintenance 1 $36,171 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 1 $78,811 100.00%
Other Personal And Household Goods Repair And Maintenance 1 $56,826 100.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $110,261 100.00%
Justice Public Order And Safety Activities 1 $208,000 100.00%
Packing And Crating 1 $56,493 100.00%
Trusts Estates And Agency Accounts 1 $107,141 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 1 $76,690 100.00%
Building Inspection Services 1 $56,389 100.00%
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