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 %
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 %
Caremark Llc 20 $126,290 86.96%
Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation 20 $89,783 86.96%
Intellisoft Systems Llc 20 $85,442 86.96%
Cipherqore Solutions Inc 20 $85,925 86.96%
Fortna Inc 20 $97,661 86.96%
Scope It Consulting Llc 20 $89,325 86.96%
Unum Group 20 $116,551 86.96%
Beena Vision Systems Inc 20 $69,761 86.96%
Merkle Inc 20 $73,030 86.96%
Symphony Corporation 20 $82,619 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Douceur De France 1 $42,453 25.00%
Hy2 Tax Accounting Llc 1 $18,470 25.00%
Mi Ju Tour Travel Inc 1 $45,864 25.00%
Technowire Co Inc 1 $29,328 25.00%
Rl2s Core Holdings Llc Dba Freedom Electronics 1 $67,434 25.00%
Signode Industrial Group Llc 1 $65,520 25.00%
Unscrambl Inc 1 $95,306 25.00%
Omega Bio Tek 1 $42,557 25.00%
S I Investment Usa Llc 1 $52,957 25.00%
Imerys Clays Inc 1 $88,317 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 21 $22,990 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 19 $26,837 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 18 $25,515 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 16 $24,859 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 14 $24,926 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 13 $24,363 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 12 $22,071 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 11 $24,871 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $25,113 100.00%

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