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 %
Idril Services Corporation	217	$58,829	91.56%
Ocher Technology Group	216	$76,439	91.14%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd	216	$68,079	91.91%
Genuine Parts Company	212	$98,789	90.60%
Futuretech Consultants Llc	212	$55,862	92.17%
Quinnox Inc	210	$67,736	91.70%
Anid Infosoft Llc	206	$65,780	89.96%
Mohawk Industries Inc	206	$99,314	91.15%
Iquadra Information Services Llc	205	$71,049	91.11%
Fujitsu America Inc	199	$81,616	88.84%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Populus Group Llc	14	$57,594,477	28.57%
Russell Landscaping Llc	14	$21,902	28.57%
Ibs Software Americas Inc	14	$90,695	29.17%
Sun Cloud Llc	14	$98,875	29.17%
Southern Gunite Lp	14	$31,245	29.17%
Cloud Soft Inc	14	$89,946	29.17%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc	14	$111,977	29.17%
Samuraiinfotech	14	$87,940	29.79%
Knapp Logistics Automation	14	$67,732	29.79%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq	14	$18,851	29.79%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	2,358	$97,518	95.20%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,937	$48,685	94.95%
Home Centers	1,638	$95,140	96.87%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	1,457	$101,176	90.22%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	1,445	$74,942	92.27%
Commercial Banking	1,424	$92,729	95.12%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	1,310	$66,852	93.50%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,071	$104,987	86.93%
Educational Support Services	991	$46,269	80.96%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	987	$95,934	94.36%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	74	$24,527	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	59	$25,950	100.00%
Apiculture	56	$24,869	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	46	$22,195	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	37	$24,511	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	37	$25,812	100.00%
Potato Farming	35	$26,221	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	31	$20,971	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	28	$25,845	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	23	$23,997	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	168	$96,144	38.98%
Electroplating Plating Polishing Anodizing And Coloring	165	$19,705	41.35%
Religious Organizations	160	$37,499	40.10%
Offices Of Lawyers	130	$65,986	33.85%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	126	$83,375	33.16%
Temporary Help Services	123	$6,604,952	34.75%
Employment Placement Agencies	119	$20,766	35.31%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	118	$34,721	42.91%
Landscaping Services	96	$31,914	36.92%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	75	$28,384	29.53%

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.