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 %
Yash Solutions Llc	65	$80,556	85.53%
Rolta International Inc	65	$59,370	85.53%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc	65	$77,188	85.53%
Rivi Consulting Group Inc	65	$74,032	85.53%
Ciena Corporation	65	$96,119	86.67%
Cellco Partnership	65	$95,050	86.67%
Itcaps Llc	64	$86,066	85.33%
Columbus State University	64	$44,984	85.33%
Sysintelli Inc	64	$73,531	86.49%
Techno Comp Inc	64	$76,421	86.49%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First Advantage Background Services Corp	4	$130,219	26.67%
Cloudingest Inc	4	$84,704	26.67%
Tekcell Llc	4	$55,791	26.67%
Victory Business Solutions Inc	4	$111,036	26.67%
Ggk Technologies Inc	4	$105,310	26.67%
Cyber World Electronic Llc	4	$67,325	26.67%
Epiuse Labs Llc	4	$73,845	28.57%
Capco Corp Dba Mall Of Georgia Chrysler Dodge Jeep	4	$40,331	28.57%
Greenwood Star Llc	4	$83,616	28.57%
Hirez Studios Inc	4	$57,497	28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing	68	$72,594	88.31%
Lumber Plywood Millwork And Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	67	$84,245	88.16%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	67	$70,598	89.33%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	67	$80,203	93.06%
Interior Design Services	65	$58,790	90.28%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	64	$76,202	88.89%
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers	61	$62,523	89.71%
Motor Vehicle Transmission And Power Train Parts Manufacturing	61	$49,326	89.71%
Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing For Residential Commercial And Appliance Use	61	$88,578	89.71%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	60	$87,243	88.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Books Printing	5	$83,021	17.86%
General Freight Trucking	5	$52,541	17.86%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	5	$73,611	18.52%
Other Financial Vehicles	5	$97,540	18.52%
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing	4	$63,035	14.81%
Other Professional Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$62,618	14.81%
Custom Architectural Woodwork And Millwork Manufacturing	4	$42,094	15.38%
Caterers	4	$44,320	15.38%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing	4	$94,541	15.38%
Other Food Manufacturing	4	$62,140	15.38%

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.