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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 264 $49,069 83.81%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 258 $88,155 82.17%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 258 $117,511 84.04%
Biological Technicians 258 $34,876 87.76%
Occupational Therapists 250 $61,613 86.81%
Database Architects 237 $90,436 85.25%
Internists, General 237 $159,157 85.56%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 236 $63,606 87.41%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 216 $53,713 83.40%
Environmental Engineers 213 $60,761 83.53%
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 %
Bermuda 1 $84,989 100.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 100.00%
Eritrea 1 $55,973 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,683 $70,322 99.57%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,511 $72,460 99.42%
Capgemini America Inc 5,853 $83,708 95.40%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,993 $87,481 98.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,811 $79,881 98.53%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,484 $81,120 98.64%
Accenture Llp 3,193 $82,339 98.46%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 77.80%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 79.41%
Capgemini Us Llc 2,029 $85,926 83.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 684 $20,829 38.13%
Harrison Poultry 648 $17,021 80.50%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 44.30%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 291 $106,788 44.91%
Smartsoft International Inc 235 $92,659 37.66%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.82%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 40.68%
Everest Computers Inc 141 $108,569 46.53%
Georgia State University 134 $44,010 45.89%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $91,978 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $116,449 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $87,246 100.00%
Other Legal Services 2 $85,800 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $107,099 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 2 $61,724 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 2 $142,002 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $42,100 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 2 $96,294 100.00%
Other Community Housing Services 2 $53,331 100.00%
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