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 %
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 %
Cospira Technologies Llc	67	$58,393	85.90%
Nextgen Consulting Inc	67	$73,647	87.01%
Global Resource Management Inc	67	$66,939	87.01%
Precision Technologies Corp	66	$82,570	85.71%
Interactive Communications Inc	66	$105,130	85.71%
Meridian Software Solutions Inc	66	$78,577	85.71%
Viraj Llc	66	$55,661	86.84%
Softpros Inc	66	$63,266	86.84%
Zebra Technologies Corporation	66	$106,857	86.84%
Xavient Information Systems Inc	65	$68,823	85.53%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hamilton Physician Group Inc	4	$191,969	26.67%
Mannington Mills Inc	4	$65,557	26.67%
Sweet Hut Pleasant Hill Inc	4	$41,756	26.67%
Manheim Remarketing Inc	4	$87,111	26.67%
Pi Software Solutions Inc	4	$95,696	26.67%
Pamedge Inc	4	$54,038	26.67%
Spontaneous Networks Llc	4	$54,038	26.67%
Tillster Inc	4	$94,365	26.67%
Spectra Info Systems Inc	4	$104,031	26.67%
Sonnen Inc	4	$101,873	26.67%

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.