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 %
Lexisnexis Risk Data Management Inc	80	$92,010	90.91%
Everest Consulting Group Inc	79	$81,126	90.80%
Valuemomentum Inc	79	$87,500	90.80%
Aetna Resources Llc	79	$108,354	91.86%
Iit Workforce Llc	79	$56,652	91.86%
Etrade Financial Corporation	78	$102,487	90.70%
Careerbuilder Llc	78	$76,209	90.70%
Travelport Lp	78	$101,814	90.70%
Discovery Analytics Inc	77	$84,039	89.53%
Procurement Advisors Llc	77	$67,584	90.59%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Alfresco Software Americas Inc	5	$82,443	27.78%
Znalytics Llc	5	$111,521	27.78%
Awoit Systems Inc	5	$87,452	29.41%
E Hair Import Inc	5	$65,508	29.41%
Kendo Llc	4	$25,740	23.53%
Itop Education Inc	4	$27,919	23.53%
Futura Systems Inc	4	$75,146	23.53%
Georgia Surgicare Llc	4	$135,715	23.53%
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation	4	$84,495	23.53%
Alcon Research Ltd	4	$94,541	23.53%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Zoos And Botanical Gardens	4	$56,820	80.00%
Tobacco Product And Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers	4	$112,372	80.00%
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	4	$93,756	80.00%
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$61,599	80.00%
Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	4	$88,281	80.00%
Museums	4	$31,980	80.00%
Solid Waste Landfill	4	$56,810	80.00%
Investigation And Security Services	4	$116,974	80.00%
Other Electric Power Generation	4	$77,308	100.00%
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	4	$47,388	100.00%

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.