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 %
Colombia	133	$40,711	46.83%
Bangladesh	110	$38,686	38.87%
Nigeria	95	$48,421	34.93%
El Salvador	90	$28,004	35.71%
Philippines	85	$4,358,515	40.28%
Germany	79	$80,421	44.13%
Cambodia	78	$20,959	48.15%
United Kingdom	73	$85,212	48.34%
South Africa	58	$76,966	46.77%
Ghana	56	$36,296	47.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc	484	$101,051	89.46%
Compunnel Software Group Inc	484	$76,439	90.30%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	476	$67,869	88.81%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc	474	$63,890	91.15%
Fiserv Solutions Llc	473	$107,070	91.14%
Allied Informatics Inc	470	$61,652	91.09%
Kpmg Llp	464	$69,725	90.10%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc	460	$86,326	90.37%
Ebix Inc	457	$74,556	92.51%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	454	$62,254	91.90%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automatic Data Processing Inc	37	$72,136	31.90%
American Megatrends Inc	36	$84,870	31.58%
La Cosecha Xiii Llc	36	$21,426	32.73%
Windsun Technologies Inc	35	$109,177	32.11%
Valdosta State University	35	$42,034	32.11%
Itech Eservicesllc	32	$26,002	30.19%
Novalink Solutions Llc	32	$79,080	30.19%
Serenity Infotech Inc	31	$94,861	29.52%
Apogee Medical Group Georgia Inc	31	$140,903	29.52%
Att Services Inc	31	$93,193	30.39%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	604	$92,325	6.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	528	$207,191	9.22%
Full Service Restaurants	448	$24,508	23.12%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	337	$108,715	25.82%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	275	$104,749	26.39%
Commercial Banking	254	$77,217	36.23%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	229	$19,241	36.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	217	$98,484	35.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	215	$98,569	40.72%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	194	$96,498	43.30%

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.