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 %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 352 $48,657 83.41%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 349 $43,418 83.89%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 347 $48,954 84.84%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 336 $57,597 87.96%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 326 $87,331 85.34%
General and Operations Managers 306 $84,011 83.15%
Human Resources Specialists 301 $50,247 82.24%
Data Warehousing Specialists 301 $84,191 84.31%
Financial Managers 287 $105,633 83.67%
Chemists 283 $56,230 84.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Analysts 51 $76,922 65.38%
Food Preparation Workers 50 $17,173 64.94%
Industrial Production Managers 49 $93,733 63.64%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 48 $18,590 64.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 46 $40,296 61.33%
Sales Managers 43 $107,644 57.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $45,277 58.33%
Computer Network Architects 34 $113,537 47.89%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $44,241 47.89%
Engineers, All Other 33 $86,645 47.83%
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 %
Aci Worldwide Corp 121 $100,618 88.97%
Pace Solutions Inc 121 $59,568 89.63%
Elavon Inc 121 $94,721 89.63%
Nagarro Inc 120 $78,037 88.89%
Cyma Systems Inc 120 $81,084 90.23%
Cox Communications Inc 118 $103,803 88.72%
Hashmap Inc 118 $90,230 89.39%
Cognier Inc 118 $87,177 89.39%
Greensky Management Company Llc 117 $90,417 89.31%
Transunion Llc 116 $90,166 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marks Studios Llc 7 $80,576 24.14%
Jd Consulting Inc 7 $85,274 24.14%
Rodl Langford De Kock Llp 7 $95,700 24.14%
Lara Tekies Inc 7 $96,494 25.00%
Sbli Corporation 7 $64,798 25.00%
Jda Software Inc 7 $101,682 25.00%
Caterpillar Inc 7 $90,933 25.00%
Caravels Llc Dba Georgia Transformer 7 $87,601 25.00%
Latitude 36 Inc 7 $105,343 25.93%
Athens Regional Specialty Services 7 $161,955 25.93%

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