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 %
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 %
Lucid Technologies Inc 29 $73,326 90.63%
Navayuga Infotech Llc 29 $63,425 90.63%
Numbers Only Inc 29 $75,891 90.63%
1 Way Solutions Inc 29 $61,209 90.63%
Cigniti Technologies Inc 29 $80,524 90.63%
Inrika Inc 29 $83,762 90.63%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 29 $90,565 90.63%
Albany State University 29 $40,996 90.63%
Radiumsoft Inc 29 $58,005 90.63%
Matrix Resources Inc 29 $94,052 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aviation Construction Electric Llc 2 $54,246 40.00%
Daher Aerospace Inc 2 $156,708 40.00%
Ellinwood Machado Llc 2 $97,323 40.00%
Acme International Inc 2 $53,716 40.00%
Afs Logistics 2 $93,517 40.00%
Black Veatch Corporation 2 $119,834 40.00%
Exel Inc 2 $104,135 40.00%
Cozy Systems Inc 2 $110,261 40.00%
M3 Consulting Inc 2 $80,444 40.00%
L2c Inc 2 $46,852 40.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $91,978 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $116,449 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $87,246 100.00%
Other Legal Services 2 $85,800 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $107,099 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 2 $61,724 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 2 $142,002 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $42,100 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 2 $96,294 100.00%
Other Community Housing Services 2 $53,331 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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