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 %
Rubicon Global Holdings Llc 28 $76,566 90.32%
Renee Systems Inc 28 $70,031 90.32%
Isite Technologies Inc 28 $68,835 90.32%
Bell Systems Inc 28 $57,526 90.32%
Core Education Technologies Ltd 28 $63,213 90.32%
Unique Services Associates Inc 28 $43,491 90.32%
Rover It Llc 28 $64,135 90.32%
Interglobe Technologies Inc 28 $62,473 90.32%
Podilisoft Inc 28 $57,751 90.32%
Techgene Solutions Llc 28 $71,454 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Connecture 2 $94,349 40.00%
Hospital Authority Of Calhoun County Dba Calhoun Memorial Hospital 2 $33,405 40.00%
Arbor Place Beverage Inc 2 $55,318 40.00%
Visionary Systems Inc 2 $78,583 40.00%
Star Bee Distributor Inc 2 $48,204 40.00%
Indsource Inc 2 $46,405 40.00%
Ventyx Inc 2 $57,291 40.00%
The Nour Group Inc 2 $79,737 40.00%
Hdr Engineering Inc 2 $69,285 40.00%
Suniva 2 $66,394 40.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $91,978 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $116,449 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $87,246 100.00%
Other Legal Services 2 $85,800 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $107,099 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 2 $61,724 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 2 $142,002 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $42,100 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 2 $96,294 100.00%
Other Community Housing Services 2 $53,331 100.00%
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