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 %
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2 $44,616 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $52,894 66.67%
Historians 2 $40,602 66.67%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 2 $43,212 66.67%
Clinical Psychologists 2 $58,230 66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians 2 $45,531 66.67%
Program Directors 2 $70,876 100.00%
Producers 2 $57,210 100.00%
Microsystems Engineers 2 $69,192 100.00%
Hydrologists 2 $70,731 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicists 1 $89,981 11.11%
Editors 1 $46,342 11.11%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1 $21,902 11.11%
Survey Researchers 1 $49,462 11.11%
Photographers 1 $49,213 11.11%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 1 $55,765 11.11%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 1 $45,739 11.11%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 1 $58,344 11.11%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $66,997 11.11%
Real Estate Brokers 1 $69,784 11.11%
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 %
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%
Benin 1 $92,581 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,488 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 50.00%
Iceland 1 $57,054 50.00%
Dominica 1 $38,875 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company 25 $89,765 89.29%
Luxottica Of America Inc 25 $83,909 89.29%
Perfaware Llc 25 $91,230 89.29%
Riskonnect Inc 25 $94,476 92.59%
Data Core Systems Inc 25 $69,843 92.59%
Citrix Systems Inc 25 $107,118 92.59%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 25 $68,850 92.59%
Greenlight Financial Technology Inc 25 $94,994 92.59%
Work Force Networks Inc 25 $57,190 92.59%
Horizon Information Technology Solutions Inc 25 $58,544 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Group Double J Inc 1 $127,962 20.00%
Buckatlanta Investments Inc 1 $25,022 20.00%
Paul Aeup Gim Dba Classic Cleaners Ii 1 $26,416 20.00%
Macro International Inc 1 $50,232 20.00%
Kronos Incorporate 1 $90,147 25.00%
Acme Furniture Atlanta Industry Inc 1 $37,149 25.00%
Proof Of The Pudding By Mgr Inc 1 $40,726 25.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $69,992 25.00%
Mizuno Usa Inc 1 $91,624 25.00%
National Semiconductor 1 $71,261 25.00%

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