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 %
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 15 $53,570 88.24%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $86,545 88.24%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 14 $46,146 82.35%
Athletic Trainers 14 $42,818 82.35%
Producers and Directors 14 $59,335 87.50%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $58,722 87.50%
Logistics Managers 14 $111,851 93.33%
Neurologists 14 $179,712 93.33%
Compliance Managers 13 $99,725 86.67%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 12 $39,231 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Kenya 54 $29,465 48.21%
Turkey 52 $65,629 53.06%
Taiwan 45 $58,282 55.56%
Iran 39 $64,513 48.75%
Israel 36 $84,965 45.00%
France 36 $84,124 48.00%
Zimbabwe 34 $25,766 45.33%
Russia 34 $69,807 49.28%
Australia 30 $93,243 45.45%
Italy 28 $73,105 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prokarma Inc 338 $92,851 92.86%
Agility Technologies Llc 336 $54,312 93.33%
Knowledge Resources Group Inc 334 $52,310 93.82%
Objects On Net Inc 332 $70,478 93.52%
Orpine Inc 328 $63,651 93.18%
Essential Technologies Inc 327 $60,273 93.16%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 325 $99,011 93.39%
Honeywell International Inc 323 $109,119 93.08%
R2 Technologies Corporation 318 $86,562 92.17%
Amazoncom Services Llc 316 $87,433 91.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Material Handling Systems Inc 24 $107,262 28.57%
Gp Mfg Inc 23 $18,221 28.75%
Sermavica Llc 23 $20,530 29.49%
Actimize Inc 23 $89,177 29.87%
Softpros Inc 23 $75,171 30.67%
Bank Of America 23 $71,193 30.67%
Smart Erp Solutions Inc 23 $109,512 31.08%
Landis Gyr Technology Inc 22 $99,117 29.73%
La Cosecha Xii Llc 22 $21,643 30.14%
La Cosecha Xvi Llc 22 $21,790 30.14%

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