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 %
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc	484	$101,051	89.46%
Compunnel Software Group Inc	484	$76,439	90.30%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	476	$67,869	88.81%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc	474	$63,890	91.15%
Fiserv Solutions Llc	473	$107,070	91.14%
Allied Informatics Inc	470	$61,652	91.09%
Kpmg Llp	464	$69,725	90.10%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc	460	$86,326	90.37%
Ebix Inc	457	$74,556	92.51%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	454	$62,254	91.90%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automatic Data Processing Inc	37	$72,136	31.90%
American Megatrends Inc	36	$84,870	31.58%
La Cosecha Xiii Llc	36	$21,426	32.73%
Windsun Technologies Inc	35	$109,177	32.11%
Valdosta State University	35	$42,034	32.11%
Itech Eservicesllc	32	$26,002	30.19%
Novalink Solutions Llc	32	$79,080	30.19%
Serenity Infotech Inc	31	$94,861	29.52%
Apogee Medical Group Georgia Inc	31	$140,903	29.52%
Att Services Inc	31	$93,193	30.39%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	886	$96,730	88.60%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	848	$158,150	86.53%
Aircraft Manufacturing	672	$89,674	83.90%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	661	$96,248	91.42%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	637	$63,094	92.59%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	544	$68,930	80.59%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	531	$83,228	92.03%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	502	$79,890	87.46%
Marketing Consulting Services	496	$76,632	87.79%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	494	$96,873	95.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	23	$25,454	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	21	$22,990	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	19	$26,837	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	18	$25,515	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	16	$24,859	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	14	$24,926	100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	13	$24,363	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	12	$22,071	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	11	$24,871	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$25,113	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	75	$83,233	29.76%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	73	$67,126	29.92%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	71	$88,897	31.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	69	$85,964	30.80%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	69	$27,878	31.80%
Home Health Care Services	67	$31,438	31.16%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	64	$83,235	30.77%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	58	$72,431	28.29%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	57	$5,461,937	27.80%
Telecommunications	52	$83,680	26.53%

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.