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 %
Italy	28	$73,105	45.90%
Peru	27	$39,892	45.00%
Guatemala	27	$23,006	48.21%
Honduras	26	$35,484	46.43%
Japan	23	$66,348	43.40%
Jamaica	23	$66,522	47.92%
Chile	22	$85,993	51.16%
Spain	22	$82,874	52.38%
Mongolia	20	$24,004	50.00%
Argentina	19	$97,837	51.35%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Boston Consulting Group Inc	150	$88,975	87.21%
Erp Analysts Inc	150	$81,703	87.21%
Randstad General Partner Us Llc	150	$89,005	88.76%
Simeio Solutions Llc	149	$86,320	88.69%
Infosys Bpo Ltd	146	$60,308	86.90%
Enrich Llc	146	$60,173	86.90%
Serenity Infotech Inc	146	$69,114	88.48%
Zensar Technologies Inc	145	$77,679	87.88%
University Of North Georgia	145	$42,478	87.88%
Advanced Technology Consulting Service Inc	144	$75,035	87.27%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Synapse Technologies Llc	10	$87,081	27.03%
Pandora Media Llc	10	$100,248	27.03%
Accentiqa Group Inc	10	$94,083	27.03%
Bor Usga Obo Georgia Health Sciences University	10	$77,476	27.78%
The Baer Group Llc	10	$92,425	27.78%
Inp North America Inc	10	$75,419	27.78%
Deposco Inc	10	$92,764	27.78%
Inpatient Consultants Of Georgia Inc	10	$167,573	27.78%
Scintel Technologies	10	$102,336	28.57%
Sun Technologies Inc	10	$91,441	28.57%

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.