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 %
Greece 11 $69,148 45.83%
Lebanon 11 $75,619 47.83%
Jordan 11 $53,986 47.83%
Ecuador 10 $69,105 43.48%
United States Of America 10 $72,026 47.62%
Netherlands 10 $98,217 47.62%
Belgium 10 $86,385 50.00%
Dominican Republic 9 $41,239 50.00%
Bahamas 9 $81,350 52.94%
Singapore 8 $82,433 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Powerbuild Construction Llc 34 $63,000 91.89%
Invictus Infotech Llc 34 $77,090 91.89%
Virtuosa Global Solutions Llc 34 $66,282 91.89%
Checkfree Services Corporation 34 $86,034 91.89%
Ar Systems Inc 33 $67,599 89.19%
Antra Inc 33 $79,795 89.19%
Autotradercom Inc 33 $95,132 89.19%
Advance Solutions Corporation Nj 33 $90,655 89.19%
Newell Brands Inc 33 $105,681 89.19%
Bibb County School District 33 $51,589 89.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ptc Farm Ct Llc 2 $24,482 28.57%
Atl Transport Inc 2 $29,349 28.57%
Backbase Usa Inc Dba Backbase 2 $120,339 28.57%
East Monroe Food Mart Inc 2 $25,522 28.57%
Pho Viet Number One Llc 2 $33,134 28.57%
Eifer It Llc 2 $80,756 28.57%
Korber Supply Chain Na Llc 2 $133,723 28.57%
Happy Nails Of Fayetteville Llc 2 $32,947 28.57%
Luxottica Of America Inc 2 $110,677 28.57%
Louilouiduluth Inc 2 $18,054 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%

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