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 %
Sri Lanka 18 $73,857 48.65%
Ukraine 17 $65,636 47.22%
Romania 17 $60,249 47.22%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 44.12%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $64,868 50.00%
Indonesia 15 $64,270 50.00%
Cameroon 14 $40,311 51.85%
Malaysia 13 $78,085 50.00%
Costa Rica 12 $84,174 50.00%
Egypt 11 $79,909 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agco Corporation 112 $99,054 91.06%
Perficient Inc 112 $89,126 91.80%
Emory Healthcare Inc 111 $63,603 91.74%
Objectfrontier Inc 111 $79,049 91.74%
Delta Dental Insurance Company 108 $108,866 89.26%
Headstrong Services Llc 108 $88,415 90.00%
Edifecs Inc 108 $91,317 90.00%
Niche Software Solutions Inc 108 $61,728 90.00%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 108 $83,265 90.00%
Mphasis Corporation 108 $76,530 91.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stanley Black Decker Inc 7 $128,318 26.92%
Advance Solutions Corporation 7 $100,209 28.00%
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Usa Inc 7 $80,781 28.00%
Cox Communications 7 $114,136 28.00%
Russell Landscape Llc 7 $21,902 28.00%
Hiscox Inc 7 $118,471 28.00%
Sis Llc 7 $124,232 28.00%
Fleetcor Technologies Inc 7 $88,436 28.00%
Hisense Usa Corporation 7 $54,826 28.00%
Kmt Wireless Llc 7 $55,658 28.00%

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