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 %
Web Administrators	7	$70,200	77.78%
Podiatrists	7	$55,558	87.50%
Financial Examiners	7	$72,681	87.50%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	7	$78,752	87.50%
Search Marketing Strategists	7	$69,192	87.50%
Document Management Specialists	7	$75,349	87.50%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	6	$42,266	75.00%
Photographers	6	$36,178	75.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	6	$27,872	75.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	6	$52,593	75.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical Assistants	2	$28,496	15.38%
Film and Video Editors	2	$48,464	15.38%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	2	$26,146	15.38%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	2	$56,067	15.38%
Auditors	2	$72,145	15.38%
Manicurists and Pedicurists	2	$32,947	15.38%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	2	$98,686	15.38%
Loan Officers	2	$48,007	15.38%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$45,292	15.38%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	2	$42,089	15.38%

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 %
Palestine	2	$85,393	40.00%
Kosovo	2	$45,895	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$59,216	50.00%
St Vincent	2	$113,225	50.00%
Guyana	2	$21,497	50.00%
Switzerland	2	$155,990	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$59,353	50.00%
Belize	2	$46,425	50.00%
Sudan	2	$57,502	66.67%
Moldova	2	$59,041	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nisum Technologies Inc	44	$103,887	89.80%
Comity Designs Inc	44	$74,174	89.80%
Powertech America Inc	44	$46,068	89.80%
Surya Carpet Inc	44	$56,267	89.80%
Abv Electronics Inc	44	$65,768	89.80%
Nuvizz Inc	44	$71,350	89.80%
The North Highland Company	44	$83,972	89.80%
Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations Llc	44	$84,127	89.80%
Infosys Solutions Inc	44	$67,791	89.80%
Arvytech Llc	44	$55,918	91.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Korea House Restaurant Llc Dba Myung Ga Won	3	$32,822	30.00%
Smallbizpros Inc	3	$61,679	30.00%
Rr Donnelley	3	$72,585	30.00%
Care	3	$59,807	30.00%
Panda Express Inc	3	$50,537	30.00%
Dish Network Llc	3	$79,789	30.00%
Techconnect Inc	3	$79,019	33.33%
West Physics Consulting	3	$82,112	33.33%
Amec Environment Infrastructure Inc	3	$74,949	33.33%
Star Cluster Usa Corporation	3	$75,262	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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	604	$92,325	6.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	528	$207,191	9.22%
Full Service Restaurants	448	$24,508	23.12%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	337	$108,715	25.82%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	275	$104,749	26.39%
Commercial Banking	254	$77,217	36.23%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	229	$19,241	36.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	217	$98,484	35.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	215	$98,569	40.72%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	194	$96,498	43.30%

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.