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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	32	$22,556	46.38%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	32	$92,269	47.76%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	32	$41,433	47.76%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	31	$18,376	47.69%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	30	$23,471	49.18%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	30	$32,149	50.00%
Clergy	29	$34,377	51.79%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	29	$71,559	51.79%
Occupational Therapists	29	$68,022	54.72%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	29	$46,837	54.72%

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 %
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 %
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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	604	$92,325	6.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	528	$207,191	9.22%
Full Service Restaurants	448	$24,508	23.12%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	337	$108,715	25.82%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	275	$104,749	26.39%
Commercial Banking	254	$77,217	36.23%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	229	$19,241	36.82%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	217	$98,484	35.93%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	215	$98,569	40.72%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	194	$96,498	43.30%

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.