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 %
Nurse Practitioners	12	$88,086	80.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers	12	$87,932	80.00%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	11	$31,943	73.33%
Curators	11	$51,792	73.33%
Personal Financial Advisors	11	$62,519	73.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	11	$45,961	78.57%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	11	$66,815	78.57%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	10	$33,975	71.43%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$45,134	71.43%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	10	$52,693	71.43%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tool and Die Makers	3	$45,164	18.75%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	3	$54,503	18.75%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$39,153	18.75%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3	$29,619	18.75%
Animal Scientists	3	$48,491	18.75%
Biological Technicians	3	$36,400	18.75%
Training and Development Managers	3	$110,275	18.75%
Musicians and Singers	3	$45,018	18.75%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	3	$41,751	18.75%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$38,093	18.75%

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 %
Ingenico Inc	38	$81,673	92.68%
Tavant Technologies Inc	38	$80,971	92.68%
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc	37	$108,110	90.24%
Infor Us Llc	37	$104,950	90.24%
Hi Rez Studios Inc	37	$51,034	90.24%
Regions Bank	37	$82,874	90.24%
Crawford Company Inc	37	$81,129	90.24%
Floor And Decor Outlets Of America Inc	37	$100,632	90.24%
Accenture Technology Solutions	37	$71,781	90.24%
Lendingpoint Llc	37	$103,212	90.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Stellar Services Inc	2	$87,943	25.00%
Convergys Customer Management Group Inc	2	$102,399	25.00%
Fulton Science Academy Inc	2	$56,926	25.00%
Columbian Chemicals	2	$85,811	25.00%
Mylaps Us Inc	2	$49,504	25.00%
Aig Employee Services Inc	2	$76,045	25.00%
Catavolt Inc	2	$127,452	25.00%
Peter J G Dolce	2	$16,806	25.00%
Assembleon America Inc	2	$83,554	25.00%
Costar Realty Information Inc	2	$68,744	25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	886	$96,730	88.60%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	848	$158,150	86.53%
Aircraft Manufacturing	672	$89,674	83.90%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	661	$96,248	91.42%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	637	$63,094	92.59%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	544	$68,930	80.59%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	531	$83,228	92.03%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	502	$79,890	87.46%
Marketing Consulting Services	496	$76,632	87.79%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	494	$96,873	95.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	23	$25,454	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	21	$22,990	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	19	$26,837	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	18	$25,515	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	16	$24,859	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	14	$24,926	100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	13	$24,363	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	12	$22,071	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	11	$24,871	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$25,113	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	75	$83,233	29.76%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	73	$67,126	29.92%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	71	$88,897	31.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	69	$85,964	30.80%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	69	$27,878	31.80%
Home Health Care Services	67	$31,438	31.16%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	64	$83,235	30.77%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	58	$72,431	28.29%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	57	$5,461,937	27.80%
Telecommunications	52	$83,680	26.53%

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.