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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $62,587 9.09%
Athletic Trainers 1 $50,280 9.09%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $35,173 9.09%
Surveyors 1 $30,680 9.09%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 1 $29,786 9.09%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1 $21,902 9.09%
Recreational Therapists 1 $33,800 9.09%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $56,430 9.09%
Chemical Technicians 1 $48,880 9.09%
Printing Press Operators 1 $36,920 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 %
Kenya 54 $29,465 48.21%
Turkey 52 $65,629 53.06%
Taiwan 45 $58,282 55.56%
Iran 39 $64,513 48.75%
Israel 36 $84,965 45.00%
France 36 $84,124 48.00%
Zimbabwe 34 $25,766 45.33%
Russia 34 $69,807 49.28%
Australia 30 $93,243 45.45%
Italy 28 $73,105 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zylog Systems Limited 21 $50,711 87.50%
Crawford Company 21 $84,598 87.50%
Novisys Llc 21 $71,636 87.50%
Msrcosmos Llc 21 $73,011 87.50%
Dougherty County School System 21 $39,979 87.50%
Fpl Foods Llc 21 $65,290 91.30%
Precision 2000 Inc 21 $50,187 91.30%
Logic Bridge Inc 21 $52,801 91.30%
Bbdo Atlanta Inc 21 $69,507 91.30%
Elekta Inc 21 $78,140 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Devices Diagnostics Global Services Llc 1 $112,986 25.00%
Bison Production Company Inc 1 $45,760 25.00%
Audientis Llc 1 $88,067 25.00%
Innovative Architects Llc 1 $113,235 25.00%
Prime Rate Loan Inc 1 $54,184 25.00%
Spacenet Inc 1 $65,811 25.00%
Aflac Benefit Solutions 1 $96,262 25.00%
Metro Dental Llc 1 $88,712 25.00%
Hailo Llc 1 $48,568 25.00%
Ambaji Ga Llc 1 $67,662 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