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 %
Clinical Data Managers	17	$87,136	80.95%
Training and Development Managers	17	$88,764	80.95%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$44,118	76.19%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$50,029	80.00%
Fashion Designers	16	$52,138	80.00%
Energy Engineers	16	$81,224	80.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks	15	$37,429	75.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	15	$63,559	78.95%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	15	$50,746	78.95%
Geographers	15	$62,810	88.24%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	4	$17,290	22.22%
Surgeons	4	$120,433	22.22%
Education Administrators, All Other	4	$65,073	22.22%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$48,979	22.22%
Landscape Architects	4	$54,106	22.22%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	4	$58,027	22.22%
Lodging Managers	4	$53,607	22.22%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	4	$91,835	22.22%
Music Directors and Composers	4	$44,034	23.53%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	4	$81,557	23.53%

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 %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc	194	$69,137	89.81%
Cisco Systems Inc	189	$94,953	87.91%
Uktha Global Inc	189	$71,737	89.57%
Nutech Systems Inc	188	$64,908	89.52%
Icon Technologies Inc	186	$64,230	88.57%
Georgia Pacific Llc	184	$86,861	87.62%
Georgia Southern University	184	$50,062	88.04%
Elevance Health Inc	184	$114,151	88.89%
Siemens Industry Inc	183	$88,398	88.41%
Vcit Solutions Inc	180	$73,087	87.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc	13	$101,267	28.26%
Teknaux Llc	13	$107,728	28.26%
Sea Island	13	$43,714	28.26%
Aflac	13	$68,946	28.89%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc	13	$101,374	28.89%
Integrated Device Technology Inc	13	$79,625	28.89%
Dalton State College	13	$42,012	28.89%
Donalsonville Hospital Inc	13	$40,003	29.55%
Gwinnett International Farmers Market Inc	13	$61,102	29.55%
The Rainmaker Group Holdings Inc	13	$71,117	29.55%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	96,234	$73,708	92.37%
Computer Systems Design Services	15,183	$81,559	92.09%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	11,341	$82,291	95.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	8,162	$79,607	85.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	6,743	$51,752	71.60%
Other Computer Related Services	5,805	$74,393	90.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,966	$78,708	97.33%
Engineering Services	3,500	$72,340	91.00%
Management Consulting Services	3,428	$74,943	97.33%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,900	$88,063	94.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	824	$21,767	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	593	$23,866	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	347	$25,642	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	301	$26,039	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	263	$24,071	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	106	$25,679	100.00%
Crop Production	105	$25,816	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	98	$25,521	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	88	$25,098	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	79	$25,446	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	604	$92,325	6.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	528	$207,191	9.22%
Full Service Restaurants	448	$24,508	23.12%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	337	$108,715	25.82%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	275	$104,749	26.39%
Commercial Banking	254	$77,217	36.23%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	229	$19,241	36.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	217	$98,484	35.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	215	$98,569	40.72%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	194	$96,498	43.30%

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.