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 %
Advertising Sales Agents 2 $35,090 66.67%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 2 $37,513 66.67%
Dental Assistants 2 $30,514 66.67%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2 $29,359 66.67%
Billing and Posting Clerks 2 $34,164 66.67%
Chemical Technicians 2 $30,347 66.67%
Cargo and Freight Agents 2 $41,382 66.67%
Tutors 2 $30,618 66.67%
Community Health Workers 2 $35,215 66.67%
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 2 $37,274 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 194 $69,137 89.81%
Cisco Systems Inc 189 $94,953 87.91%
Uktha Global Inc 189 $71,737 89.57%
Nutech Systems Inc 188 $64,908 89.52%
Icon Technologies Inc 186 $64,230 88.57%
Georgia Pacific Llc 184 $86,861 87.62%
Georgia Southern University 184 $50,062 88.04%
Elevance Health Inc 184 $114,151 88.89%
Siemens Industry Inc 183 $88,398 88.41%
Vcit Solutions Inc 180 $73,087 87.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc 13 $101,267 28.26%
Teknaux Llc 13 $107,728 28.26%
Sea Island 13 $43,714 28.26%
Aflac 13 $68,946 28.89%
Affiliated Computer Services Inc 13 $101,374 28.89%
Integrated Device Technology Inc 13 $79,625 28.89%
Dalton State College 13 $42,012 28.89%
Donalsonville Hospital Inc 13 $40,003 29.55%
Gwinnett International Farmers Market Inc 13 $61,102 29.55%
The Rainmaker Group Holdings Inc 13 $71,117 29.55%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.