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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manicurists and Pedicurists 2 $32,947 15.38%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2 $63,263 15.38%
Film and Video Editors 2 $48,464 15.38%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2 $35,599 15.38%
Auditors 2 $72,145 15.38%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 2 $39,811 15.38%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2 $43,535 15.38%
Loan Officers 2 $48,007 15.38%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 2 $118,966 16.67%
Health Educators 2 $43,953 16.67%
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 %
Italy 28 $73,105 45.90%
Peru 27 $39,892 45.00%
Guatemala 27 $23,006 48.21%
Honduras 26 $35,484 46.43%
Japan 23 $66,348 43.40%
Jamaica 23 $66,522 47.92%
Chile 22 $85,993 51.16%
Spain 22 $82,874 52.38%
Mongolia 20 $24,004 50.00%
Argentina 19 $97,837 51.35%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Battelle Memorial Institute 36 $61,481 90.00%
Msid Us Inc 36 $62,594 90.00%
Aarav Solutions Inc 36 $100,307 90.00%
Sg Gaming Inc 36 $92,696 90.00%
Yeskay Systems Inc 36 $64,874 90.00%
Thirthasoft Llc 36 $89,212 92.31%
Optimal Technologies Inc 36 $72,458 92.31%
Axon Solutions Inc 36 $75,292 92.31%
Econtenti Inc 36 $70,140 92.31%
Citagus Software Usa Incorporated 36 $70,006 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atlanta Juhyang Baptist Church Inc 2 $37,128 28.57%
First Advantage Background Services Corporation 2 $109,148 28.57%
Mings Food Inc 2 $44,949 28.57%
Tetra Tech 2 $71,760 28.57%
Alexanders Floors Inc 2 $35,027 28.57%
Entegee Inc 2 $103,938 28.57%
Cross Mobile Llc 2 $18,970 28.57%
Atlanta Bethel Church Inc 2 $34,611 28.57%
Guangzhou Chinese Restaurant Inc 2 $21,653 28.57%
Archbold Medical Group Inc 2 $84,826 28.57%

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