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 %
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 %
Emory University	2,000	$56,367	90.54%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	1,888	$73,607	93.42%
Hcl America Inc	1,511	$81,112	86.44%
Ibm Corporation	1,476	$83,337	86.32%
Hexaware Technologies Inc	1,476	$70,642	95.91%
Wipro Limited	1,328	$72,466	92.67%
Microsoft Corporation	1,317	$86,265	95.99%
Smartsoft International Inc	1,257	$62,833	94.16%
Manhattan Associates Inc	1,256	$91,358	94.94%
Georgia Institute Of Technology	1,115	$51,476	84.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc	129	$96,733	44.18%
Byteware Inc	117	$80,564	40.21%
Symbioun Technologies Inc	105	$81,377	37.50%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc	100	$17,788	37.88%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc	96	$92,328	36.64%
Lanier Cold Storage Llc	90	$20,946	34.88%
Truist Bank	87	$82,577	34.80%
It Division Inc	86	$94,952	34.96%
Legendary Meats Llc	86	$22,649	35.68%
Georgia Plating Inc	71	$18,480	30.21%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Limited Service Restaurants	43	$101,016	86.00%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	43	$62,490	87.76%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	42	$66,525	85.71%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	42	$77,824	85.71%
Used Car Dealers	42	$78,717	87.50%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	42	$60,517	87.50%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	41	$75,073	87.23%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	40	$75,261	85.11%
Software Publishers	40	$108,527	86.96%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	39	$54,550	84.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Residential Care Facilities	2	$16,806	11.11%
Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$109,658	11.11%
Transportation And Warehousing	2	$62,816	11.11%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$80,850	11.11%
Grantmaking Foundations	2	$58,375	11.11%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$44,616	11.11%
Wholesale Trade	2	$50,534	11.11%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	2	$85,977	11.76%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	2	$94,838	11.76%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$73,653	12.50%

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.