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 %
Cost Estimators 184 $55,305 81.78%
Lawyers 184 $84,179 84.02%
Financial Specialists, All Other 180 $59,966 84.11%
Construction Managers 178 $77,381 85.17%
Computer User Support Specialists 174 $44,289 83.25%
Biological Scientists, All Other 173 $52,048 84.39%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 169 $45,130 84.08%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 168 $45,804 88.42%
Materials Engineers 162 $69,165 87.57%
Epidemiologists 153 $60,148 84.53%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $43,002 54.55%
Cost Estimators 23 $55,007 53.49%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 22 $38,712 51.16%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 21 $46,472 48.84%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $56,345 50.00%
Office Clerks, General 21 $22,666 51.22%
Construction Managers 21 $87,866 51.22%
Environmental Engineers 20 $70,989 48.78%
Human Resources Specialists 19 $51,633 47.50%
Public Relations Specialists 19 $41,937 48.72%
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 %
Emory University 2,000 $56,367 90.54%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 1,888 $73,607 93.42%
Hcl America Inc 1,511 $81,112 86.44%
Ibm Corporation 1,476 $83,337 86.32%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,476 $70,642 95.91%
Wipro Limited 1,328 $72,466 92.67%
Microsoft Corporation 1,317 $86,265 95.99%
Smartsoft International Inc 1,257 $62,833 94.16%
Manhattan Associates Inc 1,256 $91,358 94.94%
Georgia Institute Of Technology 1,115 $51,476 84.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 129 $96,733 44.18%
Byteware Inc 117 $80,564 40.21%
Symbioun Technologies Inc 105 $81,377 37.50%
Atl Ga Staffing Llc 100 $17,788 37.88%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc 96 $92,328 36.64%
Lanier Cold Storage Llc 90 $20,946 34.88%
Truist Bank 87 $82,577 34.80%
It Division Inc 86 $94,952 34.96%
Legendary Meats Llc 86 $22,649 35.68%
Georgia Plating Inc 71 $18,480 30.21%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 23 $25,454 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 21 $22,990 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 19 $26,837 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 18 $25,515 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 16 $24,859 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 14 $24,926 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 13 $24,363 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 12 $22,071 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 11 $24,871 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $25,113 100.00%

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