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 %
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 %
Innovate Solutions Inc 53 $56,259 88.33%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 53 $87,358 89.83%
Mutex Systems Inc 53 $67,837 89.83%
Cyberthink Inc 53 $73,448 89.83%
Thyssenkrupp Elevator 53 $85,665 89.83%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 52 $58,977 88.14%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 52 $83,959 88.14%
Brandscapes Worldwide Consultancy Llc 52 $71,732 88.14%
Intone Networks Inc 52 $80,580 88.14%
Vervenest Technologies Inc 52 $86,784 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bennett Thrasher Llp 3 $62,733 25.00%
Carriage Automotive Group Inc 3 $43,528 25.00%
The Epsten Group Inc 3 $53,795 25.00%
Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp 3 $116,487 25.00%
Cooper Carry Inc 3 $45,157 25.00%
Material In Motion Inc 3 $80,732 25.00%
Finastra Financial Technology Corporation 3 $83,755 25.00%
Mc Squared Inc 3 $58,600 25.00%
Daesol Material Georgia Llc 3 $51,840 25.00%
Scuf Gaming International Llc 3 $53,442 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