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 %
Alcon Research Ltd	19	$78,078	90.48%
Ariston Tek Inc	19	$61,267	90.48%
Smart Information Management Systems Inc	19	$74,915	90.48%
Enercon Services Inc	19	$74,021	90.48%
Dematic Corp	19	$80,044	90.48%
Us Xpress Inc	19	$92,823	90.48%
Predictix Llc	19	$66,223	90.48%
Core Education Consulting Solutions Inc	19	$57,827	90.48%
Raas Infotek Llc	19	$76,907	90.48%
Arya Global Inc	19	$68,894	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cougar Cycle A Dba Of Cougar International Inc	1	$50,565	33.33%
Echota Fabrics Inc	1	$87,963	33.33%
Atlanta Kitchen Equipment Inc	1	$51,750	33.33%
Amazoncomdedc Llc	1	$72,155	33.33%
Agrisource Data Llc	1	$75,046	33.33%
Jung H Kim Dba Gills Alterations	1	$25,792	33.33%
Nebula Partners	1	$64,043	33.33%
Go2bella Llc Dba Go2bella Alteration Services	1	$30,181	33.33%
Rahman Enterprises Llc	1	$63,398	33.33%
Financial Management Solutions Inc	1	$86,700	33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	886	$96,730	88.60%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	848	$158,150	86.53%
Aircraft Manufacturing	672	$89,674	83.90%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	661	$96,248	91.42%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	637	$63,094	92.59%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	544	$68,930	80.59%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	531	$83,228	92.03%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	502	$79,890	87.46%
Marketing Consulting Services	496	$76,632	87.79%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	494	$96,873	95.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	23	$25,454	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	21	$22,990	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	19	$26,837	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	18	$25,515	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	16	$24,859	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	14	$24,926	100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	13	$24,363	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	12	$22,071	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	11	$24,871	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$25,113	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	75	$83,233	29.76%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	73	$67,126	29.92%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	71	$88,897	31.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	69	$85,964	30.80%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	69	$27,878	31.80%
Home Health Care Services	67	$31,438	31.16%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	64	$83,235	30.77%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	58	$72,431	28.29%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	57	$5,461,937	27.80%
Telecommunications	52	$83,680	26.53%

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.