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 %
Italy 28 $73,105 45.90%
Peru 27 $39,892 45.00%
Guatemala 27 $23,006 48.21%
Honduras 26 $35,484 46.43%
Japan 23 $66,348 43.40%
Jamaica 23 $66,522 47.92%
Chile 22 $85,993 51.16%
Spain 22 $82,874 52.38%
Mongolia 20 $24,004 50.00%
Argentina 19 $97,837 51.35%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ventiv Technology Inc 25 $107,999 89.29%
Primerica Life Insurance Company 25 $103,042 89.29%
Oriontek Inc 25 $88,417 89.29%
Thoughtworks Inc 25 $117,528 89.29%
Bns International Inc 25 $65,394 89.29%
Cloudingest Inc 25 $77,665 89.29%
Sai Technologies Llc 25 $71,458 89.29%
Aprio Llp 25 $71,550 89.29%
Cox Enterprises Inc 25 $89,009 89.29%
Primasoft Inc 25 $82,134 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soccer In The Streets Inc 1 $52,853 20.00%
Northside Cherokee Anesthesia Consultants Pc 1 $88,421 20.00%
Kshbu Corporation Dba Pd Foodmart 1 $33,696 20.00%
Aon Risk Services Inc Of Maryland 1 $136,677 20.00%
Southern Tea Llc 1 $98,176 20.00%
Melaw Construction Ltd 1 $77,771 20.00%
Mushtaq Sons Inc 1 $41,304 20.00%
Meena Corporation 1 $41,309 20.00%
Unique Building Maintenance Inc 1 $57,138 20.00%
Macon Marriott City Center Hotel 1 $47,278 20.00%

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