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 %
Sociologists 10 $54,746 76.92%
Education Administrators, All Other 10 $56,613 76.92%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 10 $70,961 76.92%
Audiologists 10 $73,703 76.92%
Radiologists 10 $171,914 83.33%
Physician Assistants 9 $70,340 75.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $36,329 75.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 9 $69,870 75.00%
Survey Researchers 9 $45,215 75.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 9 $45,051 75.00%
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 %
Colombia 133 $40,711 46.83%
Bangladesh 110 $38,686 38.87%
Nigeria 95 $48,421 34.93%
El Salvador 90 $28,004 35.71%
Philippines 85 $4,358,515 40.28%
Germany 79 $80,421 44.13%
Cambodia 78 $20,959 48.15%
United Kingdom 73 $85,212 48.34%
South Africa 58 $76,966 46.77%
Ghana 56 $36,296 47.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,683 $70,322 99.57%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,511 $72,460 99.42%
Capgemini America Inc 5,853 $83,708 95.40%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,993 $87,481 98.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,811 $79,881 98.53%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,484 $81,120 98.64%
Accenture Llp 3,193 $82,339 98.46%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 77.80%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 79.41%
Capgemini Us Llc 2,029 $85,926 83.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 684 $20,829 38.13%
Harrison Poultry 648 $17,021 80.50%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 44.30%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 291 $106,788 44.91%
Smartsoft International Inc 235 $92,659 37.66%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.82%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 40.68%
Everest Computers Inc 141 $108,569 46.53%
Georgia State University 134 $44,010 45.89%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 74 $24,527 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 59 $25,950 100.00%
Apiculture 56 $24,869 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 46 $22,195 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 37 $24,511 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 37 $25,812 100.00%
Potato Farming 35 $26,221 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 31 $20,971 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 28 $25,845 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 23 $23,997 100.00%

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