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 %
Bally Gaming Inc 143 $78,450 87.20%
Six Continents Hotels Inc 142 $77,448 86.59%
Idhasoft Inc 141 $58,719 86.50%
Opel Systems Inc 141 $50,439 86.50%
Kr Elixir Inc 141 $68,063 88.13%
Positive Group Llc 140 $82,660 87.50%
Bank Of America Na 140 $66,953 87.50%
Magnum Opus It Inc 140 $58,314 88.05%
Us Bank National Association 140 $109,775 89.17%
Mind Craft Technologies Inc 138 $53,151 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 10 $105,075 28.57%
Techspaceit Llc 10 $105,350 28.57%
Technicolor Connected Home Usa Llc 10 $112,051 29.41%
Solgenie Technologies Inc 10 $86,821 29.41%
Floor And Decor Outlets Of America Inc 9 $108,082 26.47%
Cox Automotive Inc 9 $107,148 26.47%
Clinical Data Solution Llc 9 $81,328 27.27%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 9 $80,087 27.27%
Battelle Memorial Institute 9 $52,467 27.27%
Primerica 9 $115,967 27.27%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floriculture Production 10 $22,719 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 100.00%
Peanut Farming 9 $25,526 100.00%
Other Animal Production 8 $25,004 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $22,103 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,401 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $25,325 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Cotton Farming 7 $23,420 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $24,166 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soft Drink Manufacturing 49 $95,511 25.26%
Offices Of Chiropractors 48 $40,273 27.43%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 45 $2,156,753 26.79%
Scheduled Air Transportation 44 $191,381 26.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 42 $51,711 26.25%
Professional Employer Organizations 39 $97,591 24.84%
Industrial Design Services 35 $102,081 23.33%
Industrial Building Construction 35 $70,721 23.49%
Credit Bureaus 34 $92,960 26.15%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing 32 $96,812 25.40%

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