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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Transportation Engineers	1	$55,744	10.00%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	1	$37,710	10.00%
Cashiers	1	$21,486	10.00%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	1	$45,115	10.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$61,150	10.00%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1	$48,152	10.00%
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	1	$81,598	10.00%
Librarians	1	$54,205	10.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1	$33,966	10.00%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1	$43,597	10.00%

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 %
Sunera Technologies Inc	36	$75,098	90.00%
Fort Valley State University	36	$39,894	90.00%
Braves Technologies Llc	36	$83,828	90.00%
Lodestone Management Consultants Inc	36	$109,533	90.00%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Pc	36	$199,299	90.00%
Invensys Inc	36	$55,183	90.00%
Freudenberg Nok General Partnership	36	$73,659	90.00%
Hewlett Packard Company	36	$72,361	90.00%
Geonamic Systems Inc	36	$52,426	90.00%
Kavi Software Inc	36	$68,004	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lodhi2 Food Mart Llc	2	$54,236	28.57%
Srcfllc Dba Kia Atlanta South	2	$40,477	28.57%
Source One Direct Inc	2	$74,558	28.57%
Jinsung Georgia Llc	2	$84,604	28.57%
International Trading Partners Llc	2	$62,265	28.57%
Hargrove Associates Inc	2	$59,935	28.57%
Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas Inc	2	$64,615	28.57%
Atlantic Pacific Equipment Inc	2	$112,715	28.57%
Atlanta Usa Investment Llc	2	$38,553	28.57%
Btwn Exhibits Llc	2	$43,337	28.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Limited Service Restaurants	43	$101,016	86.00%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	43	$62,490	87.76%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	42	$66,525	85.71%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	42	$77,824	85.71%
Used Car Dealers	42	$78,717	87.50%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	42	$60,517	87.50%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	41	$75,073	87.23%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	40	$75,261	85.11%
Software Publishers	40	$108,527	86.96%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	39	$54,550	84.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Residential Care Facilities	2	$16,806	11.11%
Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$109,658	11.11%
Transportation And Warehousing	2	$62,816	11.11%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$80,850	11.11%
Grantmaking Foundations	2	$58,375	11.11%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$44,616	11.11%
Wholesale Trade	2	$50,534	11.11%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	2	$85,977	11.76%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	2	$94,838	11.76%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$73,653	12.50%

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.