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 %
Latvia 4 $83,696 57.14%
Croatia 4 $101,588 57.14%
Nicaragua 4 $57,470 57.14%
Tunisia 4 $86,243 57.14%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $20,599 42.86%
Panama 3 $26,894 50.00%
Albania 3 $18,200 50.00%
Uruguay 3 $55,432 50.00%
Grenada 3 $59,100 50.00%
Lithuania 3 $85,990 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Futuralis Llc 18 $85,169 85.71%
Pilot Travel Centers Llc 18 $101,172 85.71%
Object Experts Llc 18 $90,403 85.71%
Ciphernine Inc 18 $86,491 85.71%
Tnp Systems Llc 18 $87,447 85.71%
24 On Physicians Pc 18 $209,873 85.71%
Consello Technologies Inc 18 $99,653 85.71%
Keen Info Tek Inc 18 $68,075 85.71%
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention 18 $62,359 85.71%
Terracon Consultants Inc 18 $61,850 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guy Carpenter And Company Llc 1 $79,061 33.33%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 1 $102,315 33.33%
Sound Inpatient Physicians 1 $187,199 33.33%
United Recycling Inc 1 $104,250 33.33%
Atlanta Metropolitan State College 1 $38,550 33.33%
Serco Construction Inc 1 $65,749 33.33%
Atlanta Knee And Shoulder Clinic Pc 1 $90 33.33%
Bravepoint Inc 1 $71,448 33.33%
Rn Staff Dba Rehability Care 1 $70,720 33.33%
Paymaster Technology Corporation 1 $106,704 33.33%

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%

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