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 %
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 %
Atronix Acquisition Corp	96	$65,088	89.72%
Morehouse School Of Medicine	95	$64,768	88.79%
Bias Corporation	95	$89,836	91.35%
Zieta Technologies Llc	95	$55,922	91.35%
Corpsystems Llc	95	$65,551	91.35%
Hitech Info Group Llc	94	$85,812	90.38%
Siri Infosolutions Inc	94	$73,752	90.38%
3i Infotech Inc	94	$70,184	91.26%
Concept Software Amp Services Inc	94	$69,439	91.26%
Sapphirus Systems Llc	94	$87,590	92.16%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Logic Loops Llc	6	$92,207	27.27%
Caesarstone	6	$89,856	27.27%
Cutting Edge Landscaping Llc	6	$30,836	27.27%
Becton Dickinson And Company	6	$101,383	27.27%
Ansco Associates Llc	6	$80,049	27.27%
Techlong International Inc	6	$60,715	27.27%
Citibank Na	5	$76,910	22.73%
Aristocrat Technologies Inc	5	$89,889	22.73%
Fine Fabricsga Inc	5	$24,157	22.73%
Aprio Llp	5	$83,262	22.73%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Limited Service Restaurants	43	$101,016	86.00%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	43	$62,490	87.76%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	42	$66,525	85.71%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	42	$77,824	85.71%
Used Car Dealers	42	$78,717	87.50%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	42	$60,517	87.50%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	41	$75,073	87.23%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	40	$75,261	85.11%
Software Publishers	40	$108,527	86.96%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	39	$54,550	84.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Residential Care Facilities	2	$16,806	11.11%
Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$109,658	11.11%
Transportation And Warehousing	2	$62,816	11.11%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$80,850	11.11%
Grantmaking Foundations	2	$58,375	11.11%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$44,616	11.11%
Wholesale Trade	2	$50,534	11.11%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	2	$85,977	11.76%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	2	$94,838	11.76%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$73,653	12.50%

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.