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 %
Informatics Nurse Specialists	1	$66,331	100.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists	1	$67,704	100.00%
Business Continuity Planners	1	$74,110	100.00%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1	$76,211	100.00%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	1	$78,832	100.00%
Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance	1	$81,765	100.00%
Marine Engineers	1	$90,979	100.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	1	$91,666	100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1	$94,162	100.00%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	1	$114,629	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Rubicon Global Holdings Llc	28	$76,566	90.32%
Renee Systems Inc	28	$70,031	90.32%
Isite Technologies Inc	28	$68,835	90.32%
Bell Systems Inc	28	$57,526	90.32%
Core Education Technologies Ltd	28	$63,213	90.32%
Unique Services Associates Inc	28	$43,491	90.32%
Rover It Llc	28	$64,135	90.32%
Interglobe Technologies Inc	28	$62,473	90.32%
Podilisoft Inc	28	$57,751	90.32%
Techgene Solutions Llc	28	$71,454	90.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Connecture	2	$94,349	40.00%
Hospital Authority Of Calhoun County Dba Calhoun Memorial Hospital	2	$33,405	40.00%
Arbor Place Beverage Inc	2	$55,318	40.00%
Visionary Systems Inc	2	$78,583	40.00%
Star Bee Distributor Inc	2	$48,204	40.00%
Indsource Inc	2	$46,405	40.00%
Ventyx Inc	2	$57,291	40.00%
The Nour Group Inc	2	$79,737	40.00%
Hdr Engineering Inc	2	$69,285	40.00%
Suniva	2	$66,394	40.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	34	$57,623	87.18%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	34	$79,317	87.18%
Household And Institutional Furniture And Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	33	$63,267	84.62%
Bread And Bakery Product Manufacturing	33	$86,590	86.84%
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	33	$68,739	86.84%
All Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	33	$70,529	89.19%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	32	$111,992	86.49%
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing	32	$65,244	88.89%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	31	$159,596	86.11%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	31	$66,045	86.11%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins	2	$24,960	14.29%
Limousine Service	2	$38,865	14.29%
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing	2	$67,122	15.38%
Specialty Food Retailers	2	$125,497	15.38%
All Other Grain Farming	2	$54,600	15.38%
Musical Groups And Artists	2	$43,212	15.38%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing	2	$55,973	15.38%
Packaging And Labeling Services	2	$120,089	15.38%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	2	$41,787	15.38%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$68,890	15.38%

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.