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 %
Mali 1 $38,520 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $40,110 50.00%
Cayman Islands 1 $62,088 50.00%
Brunei 1 $17,514 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $36,192 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $22,152 100.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $22,963 100.00%
Yemen 1 $52,492 100.00%
Senegal 1 $74,277 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $60,670 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northstar Technologies Inc 277 $62,342 92.95%
Everest Computers Inc 275 $66,602 92.28%
Imperio Inc 274 $75,270 92.57%
Infosmart Technologies Inc 271 $65,484 91.86%
Corpteq Solutions Inc 270 $63,835 92.47%
Ursi Technologies Inc 258 $79,245 89.90%
Competent Systems Inc 255 $53,844 88.85%
Samurai Infotech Llc 253 $62,521 88.46%
Systel Inc Of Delaware 252 $55,639 88.42%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 251 $86,958 89.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hashmap Inc 18 $101,022 29.03%
Synchrony Bank 18 $103,964 29.51%
Mobis Alabama Llc 18 $79,901 29.51%
Elite Solutions Inc 18 $95,086 29.51%
Color Imaging Inc 17 $62,951 28.81%
Travelport Lp 17 $107,960 28.81%
Niit Technologies Inc 17 $146,522 28.81%
Argha Services Inc 17 $110,657 28.81%
Hd Supply Inc 17 $111,176 29.31%
Corporate Employment Resources Inc 17 $92,205 29.82%

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