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 %
Actuaries 211 $77,191 84.40%
Chemical Engineers 208 $64,762 83.20%
Accountants 207 $56,933 84.49%
Family and General Practitioners 206 $155,501 84.77%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 194 $58,070 80.17%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 192 $56,739 80.00%
Sales Managers 191 $100,881 80.59%
Microbiologists 190 $48,000 82.25%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 187 $44,281 82.02%
Biomedical Engineers 187 $60,148 83.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chefs and Head Cooks 28 $43,306 54.90%
Actuaries 28 $87,002 54.90%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $76,913 54.00%
Personal Care Aides 27 $21,392 54.00%
Lawyers 27 $93,767 55.10%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26 $19,682 53.06%
Materials Engineers 26 $70,994 54.17%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $55,308 54.17%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 25 $43,393 54.35%
Instructional Coordinators 24 $47,556 54.55%
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 %
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 41 $86,542 93.18%
Dotcom Team Llc 41 $78,873 93.18%
Infotech Valley Inc 41 $72,730 93.18%
Synapsis Inc 41 $88,736 93.18%
Kabbage Inc 41 $81,066 93.18%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 41 $80,303 93.18%
Infosytech Solutions Inc 41 $64,480 93.18%
In Talage Inc 41 $42,503 93.18%
Atronix Engineering Inc 41 $56,799 93.18%
Excel Associates Llc 40 $73,279 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gc Ingredients Inc 2 $53,238 25.00%
Milliman Inc 2 $112,019 25.00%
Randstad Professionals Us Lp 2 $126,152 25.00%
Strata Products Worldwide Llc 2 $68,713 25.00%
Ischule Inc 2 $43,888 25.00%
Ne Technologies Inc 2 $52,395 25.00%
Global Mail Inc Dba Dhl Global Mail 2 $75,209 25.00%
First Data Resources Llc 2 $80,634 25.00%
Software Ag Usa Inc 2 $45,870 25.00%
Intellisoft Technologies Inc 2 $67,663 25.00%

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