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 %
Mechanical Engineering Technologists 2 $59,342 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 2 $65,050 100.00%
Automotive Engineers 2 $75,296 100.00%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 2 $93,663 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 2 $86,341 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 2 $89,992 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $195,229 100.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1 $19 50.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1 $16,661 50.00%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 1 $16,952 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foresters 1 $41,122 11.11%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $57,080 11.11%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 1 $18,387 11.11%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1 $38,771 11.11%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $55,744 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%
Athletic Trainers 1 $50,280 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 %
Sudan 2 $57,502 66.67%
Moldova 2 $59,041 66.67%
Algeria 1 $17,555 33.33%
Kazakhstan 1 $47,520 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $71,240 33.33%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 33.33%
Mali 1 $38,520 33.33%
Afghanistan 1 $24,898 50.00%
Cayman Islands 1 $62,088 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $40,110 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scad Group Inc 23 $38,028 92.00%
Infocus Tech Llc 23 $55,960 92.00%
Southeast Georgia Health System Inc 23 $108,951 92.00%
Nihaki Systems Inc 23 $68,428 92.00%
Datascan Technologies Llc 23 $90,523 92.00%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 23 $71,309 92.00%
Diligent Solutions Inc 23 $73,808 92.00%
Slk America Inc 23 $79,788 92.00%
Keypixel Software Solutions Llc 23 $88,577 92.00%
Novalink Solutions 23 $85,975 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pk Usa Industry Corp 1 $38,418 25.00%
Oishii Japanese Grillllc 1 $50,669 25.00%
Pivotal Retail Group 1 $94,848 25.00%
Suwon Bbq Inc 1 $16,973 25.00%
Interra Systems Inc 1 $113,693 25.00%
Tousparts International Usa Corporation 1 $66,643 25.00%
Genstar Plus Inc 1 $20,322 25.00%
Partsmart Corporation 1 $47,902 25.00%
Columbus Regional Tennis Association Inc 1 $96,762 25.00%
Walton Logistics Llc 1 $47,902 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