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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 453 $81,253 80.32%
Physical Therapists 408 $65,383 80.95%
Aerospace Engineers 403 $94,653 81.25%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 400 $42,682 82.99%
Engineers, All Other 390 $65,921 80.91%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 390 $42,289 85.71%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 389 $49,114 86.06%
Marketing Managers 383 $108,971 86.26%
Graphic Designers 365 $43,519 83.91%
Computer Network Architects 352 $100,429 83.02%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 79 $108,958 68.70%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 69 $47,609 60.53%
Aerospace Engineers 64 $112,881 62.14%
General and Operations Managers 62 $102,168 60.78%
Financial Managers 60 $115,772 62.50%
Information Security Analysts 59 $98,689 61.46%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 54 $169,846 58.70%
Logisticians 53 $1,970,003 58.89%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $41,943 59.77%
Computer Programmers 52 $97,136 61.18%
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 %
Idril Services Corporation 217 $58,829 91.56%
Ocher Technology Group 216 $76,439 91.14%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 216 $68,079 91.91%
Genuine Parts Company 212 $98,789 90.60%
Futuretech Consultants Llc 212 $55,862 92.17%
Quinnox Inc 210 $67,736 91.70%
Anid Infosoft Llc 206 $65,780 89.96%
Mohawk Industries Inc 206 $99,314 91.15%
Iquadra Information Services Llc 205 $71,049 91.11%
Fujitsu America Inc 199 $81,616 88.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Populus Group Llc 14 $57,594,477 28.57%
Russell Landscaping Llc 14 $21,902 28.57%
Ibs Software Americas Inc 14 $90,695 29.17%
Sun Cloud Llc 14 $98,875 29.17%
Southern Gunite Lp 14 $31,245 29.17%
Cloud Soft Inc 14 $89,946 29.17%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 14 $111,977 29.17%
Samuraiinfotech 14 $87,940 29.79%
Knapp Logistics Automation 14 $67,732 29.79%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq 14 $18,851 29.79%

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