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 %
Customer Service Representatives 4 $24,919 66.67%
Mathematical Technicians 4 $32,256 66.67%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 4 $43,545 66.67%
Social Workers, All Other 4 $42,084 80.00%
Political Scientists 4 $43,035 80.00%
Transportation Inspectors 4 $56,311 80.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 4 $57,938 80.00%
Astronomers 4 $56,560 80.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 4 $69,581 80.00%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 4 $93,013 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compensation and Benefits Managers 1 $152,090 8.33%
Optometrists 1 $52,166 8.33%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $54,205 8.33%
Nursing Assistants 1 $24,877 8.33%
Residential Advisors 1 $21,008 8.33%
Helpers--Electricians 1 $20,322 9.09%
Producers and Directors 1 $95,950 9.09%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $50,070 9.09%
Carpet Installers 1 $42,141 9.09%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $87,714 9.09%
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 %
Latvia 4 $83,696 57.14%
Croatia 4 $101,588 57.14%
Nicaragua 4 $57,470 57.14%
Tunisia 4 $86,243 57.14%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $20,599 42.86%
Panama 3 $26,894 50.00%
Albania 3 $18,200 50.00%
Uruguay 3 $55,432 50.00%
Grenada 3 $59,100 50.00%
Lithuania 3 $85,990 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Netcracker Technology Corporation 21 $75,454 87.50%
Whitaker Taylor Inc 21 $65,723 87.50%
Hp Inc 21 $89,696 87.50%
Ny Systems Inc 21 $78,123 87.50%
Alere Health Llc 21 $75,447 87.50%
Jd Consulting Inc 21 $75,156 87.50%
Msd Solutions Llc 21 $56,610 87.50%
Humboldt Wedag Inc 21 $83,146 87.50%
Celcom Software Solutions Inc 21 $58,199 87.50%
The Hackett Group Inc 21 $130,767 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elan Hopitality Llc 1 $70,824 25.00%
Charter Educational Services Resources Inc 1 $45,656 25.00%
Itelligence Inc 1 $91,686 25.00%
Inventiv Medical Management Llc 1 $116,875 25.00%
Mmodal Services Ltd 1 $58,178 25.00%
Master Shims World Class Tae Kwon Doinc 1 $90,249,120 25.00%
Clairvoyant Technosolutions Inc 1 $71,448 25.00%
Plus Techonologies Consulting Inc 1 $50,544 25.00%
Mandarin Enterprises Llc 1 $76,419 25.00%
Eckert Ziegler Analytics 1 $45,573 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 96,234 $73,708 92.37%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,183 $81,559 92.09%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 11,341 $82,291 95.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 8,162 $79,607 85.75%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,743 $51,752 71.60%
Other Computer Related Services 5,805 $74,393 90.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,966 $78,708 97.33%
Engineering Services 3,500 $72,340 91.00%
Management Consulting Services 3,428 $74,943 97.33%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,900 $88,063 94.99%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 824 $21,767 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 593 $23,866 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 347 $25,642 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 301 $26,039 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 263 $24,071 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 106 $25,679 100.00%
Crop Production 105 $25,816 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 98 $25,521 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 88 $25,098 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 79 $25,446 100.00%

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