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 %
Charter Global Inc 453 $66,995 92.83%
Sunray Enterprise Inc 444 $60,281 93.67%
Global Teachers Research Resources Inc 442 $39,072 93.64%
International Business Machines Corporation 440 $95,142 93.62%
Lt Technology Services Limited 421 $62,027 89.77%
Suntrust Banks Inc 411 $82,354 88.01%
Total System Services Llc 405 $103,158 87.47%
Syntel Inc 393 $71,108 85.06%
Onetrust Llc 389 $93,303 84.75%
Home Depot Usa Inc 383 $87,927 88.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Novelty Infotech Inc 31 $76,812 30.39%
Tmd Managementllc 31 $17,389 30.39%
Aventerpriseinc 30 $84,941 29.41%
Braves Technologies Llc 29 $95,754 28.43%
Software Solutions Group Inc 29 $89,103 28.71%
Tifton Aluminum Extrusion 29 $20,717 29.00%
Spry Info Solutions Inc 29 $103,651 29.00%
Keshav Consulting Solutionsllc 28 $85,467 28.87%
Cobb International Farmers Market 28 $17,020 29.17%
Delta Information Systems Inc 27 $97,713 28.13%

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