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 %
Nursing Assistants 1 $24,877 9.09%
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing 1 $25,771 9.09%
Residential Advisors 1 $21,008 9.09%
Travel Agents 1 $45,864 9.09%
Athletic Trainers 1 $50,280 9.09%
Producers and Directors 1 $95,950 9.09%
Legal Secretaries 1 $40,934 9.09%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $62,587 9.09%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1 $21,902 9.09%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $54,205 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 %
Palestine 2 $85,393 40.00%
Kosovo 2 $45,895 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $59,216 50.00%
St Vincent 2 $113,225 50.00%
Guyana 2 $21,497 50.00%
Switzerland 2 $155,990 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $59,353 50.00%
Belize 2 $46,425 50.00%
Sudan 2 $57,502 66.67%
Moldova 2 $59,041 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adp Inc 48 $107,345 88.89%
Vi Systems Inc 48 $70,354 88.89%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 48 $60,655 90.57%
Taru Llc 48 $66,561 92.31%
Clark Atlanta University 48 $49,446 92.31%
Soft Source Inc 48 $58,880 92.31%
Awoit Systems Inc 48 $65,604 92.31%
Intriv Inc 47 $60,216 90.38%
Six Continents Hotels Inc Intercontinental Hotels Group 47 $114,998 90.38%
Xebia Usa Inc 47 $88,744 90.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Best Buy Jewelry Inc 3 $46,211 30.00%
Architectural Brass 3 $47,154 30.00%
Mayo Clinic 3 $39,471 30.00%
Paine College 3 $48,120 30.00%
Hugo Boss Fashions Inc 3 $108,874 30.00%
Continuserve Llc 3 $128,891 30.00%
Cash Krugler Llc 3 $102,066 30.00%
Leica Geosystems Inc 3 $68,002 30.00%
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 3 $69,860 30.00%
Bekaert Corporation 3 $102,066 30.00%

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