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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 955 $50,430 82.90%
Statisticians 917 $79,014 83.14%
Information Security Analysts 849 $86,185 80.70%
Web Developers 839 $66,549 93.12%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 755 $46,341 88.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 715 $168,750 83.33%
Sales Engineers 594 $90,999 90.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 577 $50,354 95.37%
Business Intelligence Analysts 525 $83,500 92.11%
Logisticians 520 $57,925 92.20%
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 %
Finland 8 $98,262 50.00%
Bulgaria 8 $84,998 50.00%
Poland 8 $83,519 50.00%
Ireland 7 $94,195 43.75%
Sweden 7 $70,892 43.75%
Serbia 7 $53,021 43.75%
New Zealand 7 $67,453 50.00%
Austria 7 $77,982 50.00%
Belarus 6 $73,296 46.15%
Ethiopia 6 $107,048 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Softtrends Llc 35 $57,481 89.74%
Becton Dickinson And Company 35 $86,737 89.74%
Global Data Mart Inc 35 $59,788 89.74%
Sidel Inc 35 $69,007 89.74%
Imr Soft Llc 35 $88,075 89.74%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 35 $82,836 89.74%
Ot Technology Inc 35 $113,938 92.11%
Etrade Financial Holdings Llc 35 $98,124 92.11%
Corevance Inc 34 $80,769 89.47%
Valmet Inc 34 $85,929 89.47%

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%

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