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%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	105	$20,780	60.00%
Sales Engineers	100	$94,473	58.14%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	96	$45,371	58.18%
Butchers and Meat Cutters	95	$21,019	59.38%
Marketing Managers	93	$124,217	67.39%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	90	$51,074	65.69%
Operations Research Analysts	88	$51,102	68.75%
Civil Engineers	87	$73,256	72.50%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	85	$17,387	72.03%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	82	$89,097	70.69%

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 %
Software Solutions Group Inc	19	$51,814	90.48%
Infomerica Inc	19	$60,617	90.48%
Zume It Inc	19	$65,092	90.48%
Wyncore Inc	19	$85,646	90.48%
Edge It Corp	19	$68,681	90.48%
Igate Americas Inc	19	$61,114	90.48%
3core Systems Inc	19	$80,472	90.48%
Printpack Inc	19	$67,535	90.48%
Jnit Technologies	19	$65,645	90.48%
Kimberly Clark Global Sales Llc	19	$97,109	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
United Consolidated Group Inc	1	$40,414	33.33%
Synchrony Financial	1	$106,080	33.33%
Beachside Llc	1	$112,632	33.33%
Star Fish Restaurant Inc	1	$16,973	33.33%
Dream Pharmacy Inc Dba Yoo Pharmacy	1	$92,248	33.33%
Hyundai Dymos Georgia	1	$58,677	33.33%
Timberton Enterprises Lllp Dba Park Village Sh	1	$39,853	33.33%
Eystudios Inc	1	$75,338	33.33%
Lifeart Cabinetry Corp	1	$54,080	33.33%
Naeco Llc	1	$154,482	33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers Except Bulk Stations And Terminals	14	$67,754	87.50%
Poultry Processing	14	$68,434	87.50%
Nonresidential Property Managers	14	$57,420	87.50%
All Other Food Manufacturing	14	$80,440	87.50%
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing	14	$74,170	87.50%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors	14	$71,772	87.50%
Other Millwork Including Flooring	13	$74,661	81.25%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	13	$94,510	81.25%
Sports Teams And Clubs	13	$44,176	86.67%
Other Professional Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	13	$61,725	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.