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 %
Pcl Industrial Construction Co 30 $57,042 88.24%
Vdart Inc 30 $88,612 88.24%
Cloudray Inc 30 $67,987 88.24%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 30 $79,384 88.24%
Semafor Technologies Llc 30 $55,907 88.24%
Infor Global Solutions Inc 30 $71,722 88.24%
Cybervision Inc 30 $52,953 88.24%
Hiscox Inc 30 $113,517 90.91%
Voya Services Company 30 $106,720 90.91%
Northgatearinso Inc 30 $89,565 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Star Networks Inc 2 $77,533 33.33%
Star Chain Inc 2 $109,554 33.33%
Synovus Financial Corp 2 $104,822 33.33%
Kyungshin Lear Sales Engineering Llc 2 $61,038 33.33%
Grass Clips Inc 2 $20,550 33.33%
Freedom Electronics 2 $77,792 33.33%
Fusion Llc 2 $88,936 33.33%
Constant Analytics 2 $65,302 33.33%
Solo Motorsports Llc 2 $43,940 33.33%
Cortland Development Llc 2 $75,276 33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Military Armored Vehicle Tank And Tank Component Manufacturing 1 $82,098 50.00%
Fabric Mills 1 $57,616 50.00%
Iron Foundries 1 $33,446 50.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $38,522 50.00%
Periodical Publishers 1 $110,469 50.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills 1 $64,085 50.00%
Support Activities For Printing 1 $70,803 50.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $89,877 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 1 $48,630 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $151,801 100.00%
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