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 %
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 %
Mali 1 $38,520 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $40,110 50.00%
Cayman Islands 1 $62,088 50.00%
Brunei 1 $17,514 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $36,192 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $22,152 100.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $22,963 100.00%
Yemen 1 $52,492 100.00%
Senegal 1 $74,277 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $60,670 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Global Solutions Inc 21 $81,005 87.50%
Accentiqa Group Inc Previously Known As Affuel Sy 21 $53,455 87.50%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 21 $110,042 87.50%
Ciox Health Llc 21 $93,056 87.50%
Vonage Business Inc 21 $97,813 87.50%
Assurant Inc 21 $88,026 87.50%
Saransh Inc 21 $76,167 87.50%
Tata Elxsi Ltd 21 $82,410 87.50%
360i Llc 21 $64,446 87.50%
Andritz Inc 21 $64,305 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gordon State College 1 $38,440 25.00%
Board Of Education Fulton County 1 $66,872 25.00%
Yong In Tiger Martial Art Inc 1 $18,670 25.00%
Merge Power Inc 1 $71,448 25.00%
Lal Enterprises Inc 1 $49,046 25.00%
Shopvisible Llc 1 $72,218 25.00%
Global Sharepoint Works Llc 1 $102,315 25.00%
As Brothers Food Mart Inc Dba Bp Foodmart 1 $46,946 25.00%
King Prince Seafood 1 $66,165 25.00%
Smurti Corporation 1 $60,965 25.00%

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