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 %
Softvision Llc	373	$74,958	86.54%
S2 It Group Llc	367	$69,423	85.55%
Concept Software Services Inc	364	$66,742	86.26%
Att Services Inc	362	$97,469	87.23%
Georgia State University	355	$45,836	86.37%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	352	$67,078	88.00%
Datum Software Inc	351	$71,391	89.31%
Nam Technologies Inc	347	$64,086	90.84%
Home Depot Management Company Llc	343	$105,658	90.50%
Kforce Inc	339	$93,631	91.87%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Innova Solutions Inc	27	$118,853	28.72%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc	26	$92,963	28.89%
Google Llc	25	$88,896	27.78%
Bally Gaming Inc	25	$102,487	28.74%
Broadcom Corporation	25	$103,049	28.74%
Laconia Associates Inc	25	$64,681	29.07%
Westrock Services	25	$109,970	29.07%
Ecovue Solutions Llc	24	$99,421	27.91%
Zieta Technologies Llc	24	$82,367	28.24%
Deloitte Tax Llp	24	$62,073	28.24%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	34	$57,623	87.18%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	34	$79,317	87.18%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	33	$63,267	84.62%
Bread And Bakery Product Manufacturing	33	$86,590	86.84%
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	33	$68,739	86.84%
All Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	33	$70,529	89.19%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	32	$111,992	86.49%
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing	32	$65,244	88.89%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	31	$159,596	86.11%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	31	$66,045	86.11%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins	2	$24,960	14.29%
Limousine Service	2	$38,865	14.29%
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing	2	$67,122	15.38%
Specialty Food Retailers	2	$125,497	15.38%
All Other Grain Farming	2	$54,600	15.38%
Musical Groups And Artists	2	$43,212	15.38%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing	2	$55,973	15.38%
Packaging And Labeling Services	2	$120,089	15.38%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	2	$41,787	15.38%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$68,890	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.