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 %
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 %
Cogent Infotech Corporation 42 $64,028 89.36%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 42 $57,267 89.36%
Cotiviti Usa Llc 42 $95,787 89.36%
Adbakx Llc 42 $74,568 89.36%
Fleetcor Technologies Inc 42 $115,544 89.36%
Flowers Bakeries Llc 42 $86,339 89.36%
Jvion Inc 42 $78,902 91.30%
Up2date Technologies Llc 42 $84,575 91.30%
Ciber Inc 42 $78,949 91.30%
Bain Company Inc 42 $94,946 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Precision Personnel Inc 3 $116,515 33.33%
Hyatt Corporation 3 $65,458 33.33%
Synaptics Inc 3 $127,691 33.33%
Augusta Korean Methodist Church Inc 3 $42,674 33.33%
Kjy Restaurant Inc 3 $24,690 33.33%
Top Tours Inc 3 $39,985 33.33%
Cajun Cafe Savannah Llc 3 $21,632 33.33%
Bland Farms Llc 2 $53,342 22.22%
Gunn Meyerhoff Shay Architects Pc 2 $81,172 22.22%
Georgia Pacific Building Products Llc 2 $97,968 22.22%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floriculture Production 10 $22,719 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 100.00%
Peanut Farming 9 $25,526 100.00%
Other Animal Production 8 $25,004 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $22,103 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,401 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $25,325 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Cotton Farming 7 $23,420 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $24,166 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soft Drink Manufacturing 49 $95,511 25.26%
Offices Of Chiropractors 48 $40,273 27.43%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 45 $2,156,753 26.79%
Scheduled Air Transportation 44 $191,381 26.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 42 $51,711 26.25%
Professional Employer Organizations 39 $97,591 24.84%
Industrial Design Services 35 $102,081 23.33%
Industrial Building Construction 35 $70,721 23.49%
Credit Bureaus 34 $92,960 26.15%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing 32 $96,812 25.40%

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