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 %
India 5,714 $238,990 47.20%
Vietnam 1,549 $23,032 49.92%
South Korea 839 $33,757 31.32%
China 560 $63,532 48.99%
Mexico 316 $55,836 41.91%
Venezuela 237 $32,210 41.43%
Brazil 225 $60,493 44.29%
Canada 202 $88,988 43.63%
Pakistan 181 $54,814 50.70%
Nepal 173 $36,850 52.27%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emory University 2,000 $56,367 90.54%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 1,888 $73,607 93.42%
Hcl America Inc 1,511 $81,112 86.44%
Ibm Corporation 1,476 $83,337 86.32%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,476 $70,642 95.91%
Wipro Limited 1,328 $72,466 92.67%
Microsoft Corporation 1,317 $86,265 95.99%
Smartsoft International Inc 1,257 $62,833 94.16%
Manhattan Associates Inc 1,256 $91,358 94.94%
Georgia Institute Of Technology 1,115 $51,476 84.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 129 $96,733 44.18%
Byteware Inc 117 $80,564 40.21%
Symbioun Technologies Inc 105 $81,377 37.50%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc 100 $17,788 37.88%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc 96 $92,328 36.64%
Lanier Cold Storage Llc 90 $20,946 34.88%
Truist Bank 87 $82,577 34.80%
It Division Inc 86 $94,952 34.96%
Legendary Meats Llc 86 $22,649 35.68%
Georgia Plating Inc 71 $18,480 30.21%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $24,529 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Landscaping Services 6 $22,180 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 6 $25,369 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%
Corn Farming 6 $22,814 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 5 $25,372 100.00%
Apple Orchards 5 $24,403 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $22,504 100.00%

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