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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Metasys Technologies Inc	39	$74,015	90.70%
Jefferson County Board Of Education	39	$43,105	90.70%
Axis Specialty Us Services Inc	39	$109,761	90.70%
Kimberly Clark Corporation	39	$73,059	90.70%
National Account Service Company Llc	39	$104,068	90.70%
Board Of Education City Of Atlanta	39	$47,853	90.70%
Compest Solutions Inc	39	$68,365	90.70%
Lancesoft Inc	39	$62,134	90.70%
Eaton Corporation	39	$95,937	90.70%
Empower Professionals Inc	39	$84,169	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spg International Llc	2	$106,018	25.00%
Primerevenue Inc	2	$85,031	25.00%
Bao Lai Usa Inc	2	$40,227	25.00%
Sab Information Systems Inc	2	$106,018	25.00%
Ecc Hospitalist Services Pc	2	$147,795	25.00%
Descartes Us Holdings Inc Dba Descartes Systems Usa Llc	2	$67,985	25.00%
Universal Business Solutions Llc	2	$63,482	25.00%
Md Mulan Group Inc	2	$36,327	25.00%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc	2	$89,211	25.00%
Netapp Inc	2	$103,402	25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services	223	$63,454	90.65%
Other Accounting Services	221	$68,702	90.95%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	211	$75,656	87.19%
Satellite Telecommunications	205	$109,783	89.52%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	204	$100,615	93.15%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	180	$97,640	90.45%
Environmental Consulting Services	171	$65,865	87.24%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	168	$66,369	86.60%
Advertising Agencies	167	$68,024	89.30%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	165	$90,712	88.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Strawberry Farming	4	$22,683	100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries	4	$26,593	100.00%
Wheat Farming	4	$25,953	100.00%
Machinery Manufacturing	3	$24,495	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$24,752	66.67%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings	2	$26,686	100.00%
Food Manufacturing	2	$24,648	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	2	$26,686	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	1	$24,565	50.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers	1	$24,565	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Support Services	25	$96,828	25.25%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	24	$110,359	25.00%
Satellite Telecommunications	23	$103,316	24.73%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	23	$46,852	26.44%
Travel Agencies	23	$61,952	27.06%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	23	$70,468	30.67%
Photographic Film Paper Plate Chemical And Copy Toner Manufacturing	19	$67,019	25.33%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	18	$94,958	24.32%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	18	$60,211	24.66%
Used Car Dealers	17	$64,482	23.29%

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.