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 %
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 5 $54,093 83.33%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 5 $41,642 83.33%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $56,532 83.33%
Climate Change Analysts 5 $60,944 83.33%
Nuclear Engineers 5 $59,164 83.33%
Librarians 5 $53,086 83.33%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 5 $72,105 83.33%
Geneticists 5 $65,661 83.33%
Video Game Designers 5 $62,063 83.33%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 5 $67,088 83.33%
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 %
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%
Benin 1 $92,581 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,488 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 50.00%
Iceland 1 $57,054 50.00%
Dominica 1 $38,875 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boston Data Pro Llc 19 $84,382 86.36%
Tecspirit Corp 19 $87,502 86.36%
Starr Insurance Holdings Inc 19 $108,196 86.36%
Material Handling Systems Inc 19 $91,660 86.36%
Emory Childrens Pediatric Institute Inc 19 $116,822 86.36%
Carvana Llc 19 $88,957 86.36%
Probpm Inc 19 $67,252 90.48%
Craneware Inc 19 $95,107 90.48%
The Rocket Science Group Llc 19 $91,245 90.48%
Towers Watson Delaware Inc 19 $65,607 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Racami Llc 1 $57,325 33.33%
Vieoo Inc 1 $77,064 33.33%
Orasi Software Inc 1 $107,493 33.33%
Montessori School Of Cumming Inc 1 $49,483 33.33%
Stresser Associates Pc 1 $94,515 33.33%
Ra Lin And Associates Inc 1 $59,155 33.33%
C C Trading Co Inc C C Beauty Supply 1 $53,518 33.33%
Troy University 1 $26,620 33.33%
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc 1 $63,482 33.33%
Mnm Holdings Llc 1 $94,515 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%

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