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 %
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 %
Relevantz Technology Services Inc 42 $110,436 93.33%
Entellects Corporation Inc 42 $85,041 93.33%
Coforge Limited 42 $91,392 93.33%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 42 $101,593 93.33%
Spelman College 41 $50,416 91.11%
Microinfo Inc 41 $72,620 91.11%
It America Inc 41 $55,446 91.11%
Grant Thornton Llp 41 $75,152 91.11%
Cyber Infotech Llc 41 $81,467 91.11%
Aventerprise Inc 41 $85,150 93.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Artifact Design 2 $36,754 22.22%
Penn Dental Clinic 2 $35,506 25.00%
Kims Dental Labinc 2 $42,141 25.00%
Kajima Building Design Group Inc 2 $62,504 25.00%
Aventure International Aviation Services Llc 2 $59,967 25.00%
Express Food Pharmacy Llc 2 $96,866 25.00%
Promethean Inc 2 $104,843 25.00%
Jewels And Diamonds Inc 2 $42,349 25.00%
Checkfree Services Corporation 2 $99,757 25.00%
Cortex Consulting Srevices Inc 2 $87,277 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 21 $22,990 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 19 $26,837 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 18 $25,515 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 16 $24,859 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 14 $24,926 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 13 $24,363 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 12 $22,071 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 11 $24,871 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $25,113 100.00%

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