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 %
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 %
Sunera Technologies Inc 36 $75,098 90.00%
Fort Valley State University 36 $39,894 90.00%
Braves Technologies Llc 36 $83,828 90.00%
Lodestone Management Consultants Inc 36 $109,533 90.00%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Pc 36 $199,299 90.00%
Invensys Inc 36 $55,183 90.00%
Freudenberg Nok General Partnership 36 $73,659 90.00%
Hewlett Packard Company 36 $72,361 90.00%
Geonamic Systems Inc 36 $52,426 90.00%
Kavi Software Inc 36 $68,004 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lodhi2 Food Mart Llc 2 $54,236 28.57%
Srcfllc Dba Kia Atlanta South 2 $40,477 28.57%
Source One Direct Inc 2 $74,558 28.57%
Jinsung Georgia Llc 2 $84,604 28.57%
International Trading Partners Llc 2 $62,265 28.57%
Hargrove Associates Inc 2 $59,935 28.57%
Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas Inc 2 $64,615 28.57%
Atlantic Pacific Equipment Inc 2 $112,715 28.57%
Atlanta Usa Investment Llc 2 $38,553 28.57%
Btwn Exhibits Llc 2 $43,337 28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage