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 %
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 %
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 75 $58,214 90.36%
Promatrix Corp 75 $67,693 90.36%
Orion Systems Integrators Inc 75 $64,225 90.36%
Symbioun Technologies Inc 75 $78,246 90.36%
Salesforce Inc 75 $110,917 90.36%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 74 $87,252 90.24%
Vanderlande Industries Inc 74 $92,887 90.24%
S3 Group Inc 74 $79,635 90.24%
Populus Group Llc 73 $94,767 89.02%
Emaestro Technologies Inc 73 $68,412 89.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Unify Systems Inc 4 $46,509 23.53%
Cfc Of Georgia Inc 4 $16,952 25.00%
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics Inc 4 $91,879 25.00%
Snf Holding Company 4 $113,943 25.00%
Viavi Solutions Inc 4 $91,328 25.00%
Huang Law Offices Llc 4 $52,042 25.00%
Garvish Immigration Law Group Llc 4 $49,608 25.00%
Netspend 4 $110,189 25.00%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 4 $107,459 25.00%
Albany Area Primary Health Care Inc 4 $127,234 25.00%

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