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 %
Chief Executives 145 $158,381 83.82%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 129 $46,700 82.69%
Dentists, General 126 $120,151 82.89%
Materials Scientists 123 $62,927 80.92%
Instructional Coordinators 121 $44,138 80.67%
Hospitalists 121 $199,261 83.45%
Industrial Production Managers 120 $87,086 82.76%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 116 $55,680 80.56%
Training and Development Specialists 116 $50,253 81.69%
Interior Designers 112 $42,063 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 19 $63,837 48.72%
Graphic Designers 19 $39,910 50.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 19 $43,837 50.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 19 $27,640 50.00%
Childcare Workers 19 $19,541 50.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 18 $52,069 47.37%
Family and General Practitioners 18 $121,003 48.65%
Coaches and Scouts 17 $31,558 45.95%
Sewing Machine Operators 17 $18,204 45.95%
Chief Executives 16 $140,459 43.24%
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 %
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%
Benin 1 $92,581 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,488 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 50.00%
Iceland 1 $57,054 50.00%
Dominica 1 $38,875 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logic Planet Inc 33 $75,401 89.19%
Computer Sciences Corporation 33 $73,735 89.19%
Inovalon Inc 33 $87,025 89.19%
Winder Laboratories Llc 33 $55,374 89.19%
Technocrats Domain Inc 33 $74,915 89.19%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 33 $56,400 89.19%
Cooper Carry Inc 33 $52,312 89.19%
Avion Systems Inc 33 $51,939 89.19%
Fulton Science Academy Private School Inc 33 $45,488 89.19%
Piorion Solutions Inc 33 $77,364 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fullstory Inc 2 $81,578 28.57%
Intelligrated Headquarters Llc 2 $121,077 28.57%
Wesley Associates Atlanta Co 2 $30,909 28.57%
Nolan Transportation Group Llc 2 $99,903 28.57%
Luck Insulation Llc 2 $33,946 28.57%
Fieldcore Service Inc 2 $113,298 28.57%
Southeast Georgia Health System Inc 2 $133,630 28.57%
Petco Animal Supplies Stores Inc 2 $91,208 28.57%
Ice Data Services Inc 2 $106,054 28.57%
Balbec 2 $61,111 28.57%

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