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 %
Physical Scientists, All Other	6	$68,217	85.71%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department	6	$88,390	85.71%
Regulatory Affairs Managers	6	$103,946	85.71%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	5	$52,333	71.43%
Social and Human Service Assistants	5	$19,527	83.33%
Designers, All Other	5	$51,792	83.33%
Food Service Managers	5	$38,517	83.33%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	5	$55,357	83.33%
Healthcare Social Workers	5	$48,235	83.33%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	5	$64,534	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mental Health Counselors	2	$40,269	16.67%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$45,292	16.67%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	2	$31,159	16.67%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$45,190	16.67%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	2	$36,910	16.67%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	2	$42,089	16.67%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	2	$29,994	16.67%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	2	$98,686	16.67%
Physician Assistants	2	$90,335	16.67%
Photographers	1	$49,213	8.33%

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 %
Morocco	3	$105,539	50.00%
Burma (myanmar)	3	$20,599	60.00%
Panama	3	$26,894	60.00%
Kyrgyzstan	2	$77,501	40.00%
Angola	2	$72,728	40.00%
Slovakia	2	$73,845	40.00%
Tanzania	2	$44,523	40.00%
Barbados	2	$39,978	40.00%
Tajikistan	2	$20,863	40.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	2	$161,814	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Metasys Technologies Inc	39	$74,015	90.70%
Jefferson County Board Of Education	39	$43,105	90.70%
Axis Specialty Us Services Inc	39	$109,761	90.70%
Kimberly Clark Corporation	39	$73,059	90.70%
National Account Service Company Llc	39	$104,068	90.70%
Board Of Education City Of Atlanta	39	$47,853	90.70%
Compest Solutions Inc	39	$68,365	90.70%
Lancesoft Inc	39	$62,134	90.70%
Eaton Corporation	39	$95,937	90.70%
Empower Professionals Inc	39	$84,169	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spg International Llc	2	$106,018	25.00%
Primerevenue Inc	2	$85,031	25.00%
Bao Lai Usa Inc	2	$40,227	25.00%
Sab Information Systems Inc	2	$106,018	25.00%
Ecc Hospitalist Services Pc	2	$147,795	25.00%
Descartes Us Holdings Inc Dba Descartes Systems Usa Llc	2	$67,985	25.00%
Universal Business Solutions Llc	2	$63,482	25.00%
Md Mulan Group Inc	2	$36,327	25.00%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc	2	$89,211	25.00%
Netapp Inc	2	$103,402	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%

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.