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 %
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)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	15	$94,704	88.24%
Site Preparation Contractors	15	$68,421	88.24%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	15	$83,595	88.24%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	15	$73,336	88.24%
Tortilla Manufacturing	15	$53,164	88.24%
Wood Kitchen Cabinet And Countertop Manufacturing	15	$69,664	88.24%
Navigational Measuring Electromedical And Control Instruments Manufacturing	15	$79,859	88.24%
Other Schools And Instruction	15	$28,409	88.24%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing	15	$82,020	88.24%
Exam Preparation And Tutoring	15	$42,897	88.24%

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.