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 %
Sri Lanka 18 $73,857 48.65%
Ukraine 17 $65,636 47.22%
Romania 17 $60,249 47.22%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 44.12%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $64,868 50.00%
Indonesia 15 $64,270 50.00%
Cameroon 14 $40,311 51.85%
Malaysia 13 $78,085 50.00%
Costa Rica 12 $84,174 50.00%
Egypt 11 $79,909 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floyd County Productions Inc 22 $43,821 91.67%
Innoppl Inc 22 $85,898 91.67%
Ken Systems Inc 22 $93,567 91.67%
Capgemini Government Solutions Llc 22 $82,525 91.67%
Telligen Tech Inc 22 $81,746 91.67%
Niktor Llc 22 $81,974 91.67%
Scepter Technologies Inc 22 $77,658 91.67%
Infoshare Systems Inc 22 $82,666 91.67%
Ucb Inc 21 $94,349 87.50%
Cbre Inc 21 $71,369 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Technology Architects Llc 1 $109,928 25.00%
Lifesaver Software 1 $102,315 25.00%
Swissaustral Usa Llc 1 $73,528 25.00%
Raja Foods Of Atlanta Llc 1 $54,538 25.00%
Publix Super Markets Inc 1 $100,734 25.00%
The Lung Centers Of Georgia Pc 1 $187,199 25.00%
Nams Dental Group Pc Dba Nams Dental Groupms 1 $26,562 25.00%
Community Education Association Association Inc 1 $47,170 25.00%
Korean New Hope Presbyterian Churchinc 1 $49,483 25.00%
3 B J Group Inc 1 $45,656 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