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 %
Relycom Inc	28	$63,537	90.32%
Nandan Technologies Llc	28	$81,775	93.33%
Energy Services Group Llc	28	$66,759	93.33%
Cedarcrestone Inc	28	$63,825	93.33%
Revel Systems Inc	28	$96,356	93.33%
Tata Elxsi Limited	28	$82,780	93.33%
Vasta Infotech Llc	28	$92,379	93.33%
Teamsuccess Llc	28	$86,204	93.33%
It Vertex Inc	28	$85,074	93.33%
Intelliprise Llc	28	$85,509	93.33%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Quintiles Laboratories Limited	2	$86,923	40.00%
Jang Su Jang Inc	2	$43,493	40.00%
Jinexpress	2	$30,171	40.00%
American Buildings Company	2	$43,711	40.00%
Moreland Altobelli Associates Inc	2	$49,910	40.00%
Golden Donuts Llc	2	$51,376	40.00%
Evergreen Presbyterian Church Of Atlanta	2	$40,134	40.00%
Waffle Houseinc	2	$33,800	40.00%
Instcomp Inc	2	$71,074	40.00%
Staffing Technologies Llc	2	$94,027	40.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Building Material And Supplies Dealers	2	$75,962	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	2	$73,050	100.00%
Business Schools And Computer And Management Training	2	$78,188	100.00%
Mixed Mode Transit Systems	2	$86,029	100.00%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	2	$72,592	100.00%
Executive Legislative And Other General Government Support	2	$33,103	100.00%
Copper Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying	2	$101,317	100.00%
Sand Gravel Clay And Ceramic And Refractory Minerals Mining And Quarrying	2	$99,050	100.00%
Caterers	2	$39,156	100.00%
Web Search Portals Libraries Archives And Other Information Services	2	$100,173	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.